2 SYSTEM BOARD
The next chapter describes the video, disk and network devices which are supplied with the
PC.
This chapter describes the components of the system board.
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND FEATURES
The system board, as depicted on the next page, contains the following components:
Processor Socket
The microprocessor is packaged in a
pin-grid-array (PGA), which is seated on the system board
in a
zero-insertion-force (ZIF) socket.
VRM Socket
P54C (75, 90 and 100 MHz) Pentium processors, and P54CS (133 and 150 MHz) Pentium
processors require a 3.3 V supply. Since the power supply of the PC has a regulated 3.3 V
output, a shorting block is used to connect this directly to the Pentium processor.
P54C (120 and 166 MHz) Pentium processors require slightly more than 3.3 V, and therefore
need an active VRE
voltage regulator module (VRM), in which the voltage is derived both from
the 3.3 V and 5 V outlets of the power supply.
System Board Switches
The functions of the
system board switches, used for configuring the PC, are summarized in
the following table:
Switch
Function
Default
1-4
-
Processor frequency, see the table under "Bus Frequencies"
later in this chapter
-
5
Open
Enables User and Administrator passwords
Open
Closed
Clears User and Administrator passwords
6
Open
CMOS memory acts as non-volatile store for the
Setup
data
Open
Closed
Clears the
Setup configuration data in the CMOS memory
7
-
Processor frequency, see the table under "Bus Frequencies"
later in this chapter
-
8
Open
Disables secure mode
Open
Closed
Enables secure mode - prevents modification of the
Setup
data and flashing of the BIOS
9
Open
Disables keyboard power-on
Closed
Closed
Enables keyboard power-on
10
Open
Not used
Open