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Hardware Configuration
2.4
CPU INSTALLATION
The mainboard has a socket that can support Pentium CPU. See Fig 1 in Chapter
1 for the socket's location.
Install the CPU as follows:
Caution:
Plug the CPU into the socket, with the notch corner aligned.
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CONFIGURATION
The special feature of the mainboard is a built-in direct-mapped cache controller
with optional write-back or write-through operation which supports 256KB,
512KB, or 1MB cache memory.
The mainboard has a built-in cache controller. It requires external SRAM as tag
and cache memory. The caching Scheme is direct mapping with selectable write-
back or write-through operation. The mainboard allows 256KB, 512KB, or 1MB
cache configurations. Memory size is selected by the hardware jumpers and the
BIOS setup program.
Static electricity can damage the processor.
Fig 3 Installing a CPU
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