Motherboard/Backplane (Rmb) - Compaq PowerStorm 1000 Owner's Manual

Introduction

1.3.2 Motherboard/Backplane (RMB)

The motherboard is installed in the PowerStorm 1000 graphics subsystem deskside chassis.
It provides the interconnect and power distribution between the various modules that are
installed in the PowerStorm 1000 graphics subsystem chassis. All three PowerStorm 1000
graphics subsystem configurations require a motherboard. The motherboard contains nine
slots to support the following modules:
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One Graphics Interface Module
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One Vertex Module
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Two or four Image Rendering Modules
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One or two Video Memory Modules (one for each pair of Image Rendering Modules)
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One Standard Resolution or High Resolution Module
Figure 1-3 shows the slot layout on the motherboard. The slots and modules are keyed and
the slots are labeled.
Slots 5, 6, and 8 are unpopulated in the entry PowerStorm 1000 configuration.
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