5-8 Installing Options
4.
Secure the cover with the three thumb screws. (See
“Removing the System Unit Cover” earlier in this
chapter.)
5.
Reconnect all external peripherals.
6.
Plug in your power cables.
EXPANSION BOARDS
Your PowerMate supports ISA Plug and Play expansion
boards. With Plug and Play expansion boards, you can
install a board in an expansion slot without changing the
hardware settings. There are no system resource conflicts to
resolve. Plug and Play automatically configures the board
for the system.
Industry-standard 8- and 16-bit ISA, and 32-bit PCI
expansion boards are supported in the system unit. ISA
expansion boards can be Plug and Play or non-Plug and
Play boards.
Locating Expansion Slots
The PowerMate system has six expansion slots as follows:
two ISA slots
three PCI slots
one shared PCI/ISA slot.
ISA expansion slots support industry-standard 8-bit or
16-bit expansion boards. The PCI/ISA slot also supports
PCI expansion boards.
PCI expansion boards run at the system’s processor speed.
The PCI bus handles 32 bits of data at a time, being wider
as well as faster than the standard ISA bus. PCI boards can
send and receive data much faster, thereby boosting system
performance.
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