Table of Contents
NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................... 3
CONVENTIONS......................................................................................................................................... 3
BIBLIOGRAPHY....................................................................................................................................... 4
1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 7
EXTERNAL FEATURES........................................................................................................................... 7
INTERNAL FEATURES............................................................................................................................ 7
CONTROL PANEL .................................................................................................................................. 9
DOCUMENTATION................................................................................................................................ 10
2 SYSTEM BOARD ................................................................................................. 12
THE BACKPLANE ................................................................................................................................ 14
ARCHITECTURAL VIEW ..................................................................................................................... 15
CACHE MEMORY ................................................................................................................................ 17
MAIN MEMORY ................................................................................................................................... 17
DEVICES ON THE PCI BUS .................................................................................................................. 18
VIDEO CONTROLLER.......................................................................................................................... 18
DEVICES ON THE ISA BUS................................................................................................................... 20
SUPER I/O CONTROLLER.................................................................................................................... 21
SYSTEM ROM....................................................................................................................................... 22