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3-8 Reviewing System Features
PCI Local Bus
The 32-bit industry-standard PCI bus is a highly integrated
input/output (I/O) interface that offers the highest
performance local bus available for the Pentium-based
processor. The PCI bus supports burst modes that send
large chunks of data across the bus, allowing fast displays
of high-resolution images.
The high-bandwidth PCI local bus eliminates data
bottlenecks found in traditional systems, maintains
maximum performance at high clock speeds, and provides a
clear upgrade path to future technologies.
The PCI bus contains the embedded PCI local bus IDE
interface and supports the video controller.
Flash ROM
The NEC Flash ROM allows fast, economical BIOS
upgrades. NEC Flash ROMs are reprogrammable system
and video EPROMs.
With NEC Flash ROM, a ROM BIOS change:
is fast and easily done using a Flash utility
eliminates the expensive replacement of ROM BIOS
chips, and reduces system maintenance costs
reduces inadvertent system board damage that can take
place when replacing ROMs
facilitates adopting new technology while maintaining
corporate standards
gives network administrators company-wide control of
BIOS revisions.
Information on how to use the Flash utility is provided in
Chapter 4, “Using Tools and Utilities.”
Summary of Contents for POWERMATE ENTERPRISE - 09-1997
Page 34: ...Introducing Your Computer 1 19 Audio connectors desktop Audio connectors minitower ...
Page 37: ...1 22 Introducing Your Computer Power supply features desktop Power supply features minitower ...
Page 43: ...Using Your Computer 2 5 Keyboard features Windows 95 keys ...
Page 146: ...5 18 Installing Options Installing Options 5 ...
Page 147: ...Installing Options 5 19 Locating desktop expansion slots Locating minitower expansion slots ...
Page 149: ...Installing Options 5 21 Removing a slot cover desktop Removing a slot cover minitower ...
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Page 187: ...5 56 Installing Options Removing the front panel desktop Removing the front panel minitower ...