Introduction
This description applies for the system board D842 with PCI bus (Peripheral
Component Interconnect).
Notational conventions
The meanings of the symbols and fonts used in this manual are as follows:
!
This indicates instructions which it is essential to observe. Failure to do so
may endanger your health, the operational integrity and electrical safety of
your PC, or the security of your data.
This symbol is followed by supplementary information, remarks and tips.
i
Texts which follow this symbol describe activities that must be performed in the
order shown.
This symbol means that you must enter a blank space at this point.
↵
This symbol means that you must press the Enter key.
Texts in this typeface
are screen outputs from the PC
.
Texts in this bold typeface
are the entries you make via the keyboard.
Texts in italics
indicate commands or menu items
.
"Quotation marks" indicate highlighted text and names of chapters.
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Introduction
Features
– 64-bit microprocessor Pentium with 16 Kbyte internal cache (first-level cache;
8 Kbyte data cache, 8 Kbyte address cache) or
OverDrive processor for Pentium
– Math coprocessor: integrated in processor
– Memory configuration on system board: 8 Mbyte to 128 Mbyte
– Second-level cache on the system board: 256 Kbyte
– PCI
bus
– Disk controller connected to PCI bus for up to four IDE drives
(e.g. fast IDE hard disk drives, IDE CD ROM drive)
– Monitor controller connected to PCI bus; graphics processor
TSENG ET4000/W32P with Windows accelerator and 1 Mbyte or 2 Mbyte
DRAM video memory
– Real-time clock/calendar with integrated battery backup
– 128 Kbyte Flash BIOS
– Floppy disk controller (up to 2.88 Mbyte format)
– Bus interface for platter
– Connector for external loudspeaker
– Connector for external monitor controller (VESA VGA pass-through)
– Imageport
connector
– Parallel interface (ECP- and EPP-compatible)
– Two serial interfaces
– PS/2 mouse interface
– PS/2 keyboard interface
– Monitor
interface
– Location bank for voltage converter
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