ECS NEATSX User Manual page 13

The Expansion Bus
The NEATsx uses a modified eight slot AT expansion bus.
The bus is comprised of three 8-bit expansion slots and five 16-bit ex­
pansion slots. These will accept all the common expansion cards that
conform to the standard slots. You should check to make sure that any
cards added are speed compatible with the NEATsx.
The slots each have two parallel rows of connecting pins.
When the connecting edge of an expansion card (the "golden fingers")
is inserted between them, the slot pins grip the fingers and establish
the connection between the board and the card. It is important to keep
these connectors clean and dust free so that a proper connection can be
made. Look in the Care and Maintenance section for information relat­
ing to this.
The Expansion Slots
8-bit XT Compatible
The three XT type eight-bit expansion slots can be used for ex­
pansion cards that do not require a sixteen-bit data path. An example
of this type of card would be certain video display cards. These cards
are shorter than AT style cards; they have 62 pins divided into two
rows of 31 each.
Hardware Specifications
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