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PCI Local Bus
The 32-bit industry-standard PCI bus is a highly-integrated
input/output (I/O) interface that offers the highest
performance local bus available for the Pentium-based
processor. The PCI bus supports burst modes that send
large chunks of data across the bus, allowing fast displays
of high-resolution images.
The high-bandwidth PCI local bus eliminates data
bottlenecks found in traditional systems, maintains
maximum performance at high clock speeds, and provides a
clear upgrade path to future technologies.
The PCI bus contains two embedded PCI devices, the PCI
local bus IDE interface and the PCI video/graphics
controller.
Flash ROM
NEC's Flash ROM allows fast, economical BIOS
upgrades. NEC Flash ROMs are reprogrammable system
and video EPROMs.
With NEC's Flash ROM, a ROM BIOS change:
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is fast and easily done using a Flash utility
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eliminates the expensive replacement of ROM BIOS
chips, and reduces system maintenance costs
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reduces inadvertent system board damage that can take
place when replacing ROMs
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facilitates adopting new technology while maintaining
corporate standards
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gives network administrators company-wide control of
BIOS revisions.
Information on how to use the Flash utility is provided in
Chapter 4, NEC Drivers and Utilities.
3-6 Understanding System Features
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