Expansion Boards; Slot Locations - NEC POWERMATE P - SERVICE MANUAL 1995 Service And Reference Manual

3-6 Option Installation
All options require that the system cover be removed. Procedures for removing the cover
are included in this section. Use the figure to locate the sockets and connectors for system
board upgrades.
Audio Wave
Connecdtor
Figure Section 3-2 System Board Upgrade Sockets and Connectors

Expansion Boards

The computer supports ISA Plug and Play expansion boards (see "Plug and Play Support"
in Section 1. Plug and Play expansion boards allow you to simply install the board in an
expansion slot without changing the hardware settings. There are no system resource
conflicts to resolve. Plug and Play automatically configures the board for the system.
Industry-standard 8- or 16-bit, ISA and 32-bit, PCI expansion boards are supported in the
system unit. ISA expansion boards can either be Plug and Play or non-Plug and Play boards.

Slot Locations

The system has six expansion board slots:
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three PCI slots
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two ISA slots
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one shared PCI/ISA slot.
PCI expansion boards run at the system's processor speed. The PCI bus handles 32 bits of
data at a time, being wider as well as faster than the standard ISA bus. PCI boards can send
and receive data much faster which boosts system performance.
Processor Socket
NOTE: The system unit side panel must be
removed before installing an expansion board.
See "Removing the Side Panel".
Bank 0
SIMM Sockets
Bank 1
SIMM Sockets