System Memory; System Bios; Flash Rom - NEC POWERMATE VP Manual

System Memory

System BIOS

Flash ROM

To protect your investment and to accommodate future
technologies and work requirements, the Pentium proces-
sor comes installed a 320-pin zero insertion force (ZIF)
processor socket. The socket provides an upgrade path to
the next generation of OverDrive™ processors.
Your system comes standard with 8 MB (16 MB in multi-
media configurations) of memory, 640 KB of base mem-
ory and 7 MB of extended memory. System memory can
be expanded up to 128 MB, using optional single in-line
memory modules (SIMMs) installed in SIMM sockets.
The system BIOS provides ISA and PCI compatibility. The
BIOS contains the system's power-on self-test, setup, PCI
auto configuration utility, and BIOS recovery programs.
The BIOS is flashable for easy upgrades.
NEC's Flash ROM allows fast, economical BIOS up-
grades. 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 BIOS Update 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
industry standards.
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gives network administrators company-wide control of
BIOS revisions.
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