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Compaq AP250 - Deskpro Workstation - 128 MB RAM Manual

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December 1999
Prepared By
Workstation Marketing
Compaq Computer
Corporation
Contents
Introduction .................................. 3
Intel 820 Chipset........................... 3
Pentium III Processors.................. 4
Customer Benefits .................... 5
Rambus Technology ..................... 5
Customer Benefits .................... 5
Hard Drives .................................. 6
(CRC) ....................................... 8
Intel PRO/100+ Management
Adapter ......................................... 9
Supported Alerts ..................... 10
AGP ............................................ 11
AGP Modes ............................ 12
AGP Pro ................................. 13
Interoperability ....................... 13
Toolkit (UNIT) ....................... 15
Insight Manager Lite Console
Client ...................................... 15
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the Key Technologies Introduction ........3 incorporated into the new Compaq Deskpro Workstation models with the new Intel 820 Chipset......3 Intel 820 chipset and the benefits of these features.
  • Page 2 PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION), EVEN IF COMPAQ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in the documentation accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting a further or additional warranty.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Compaq Deskpro Workstations offer customers the latest in technological innovation to meet their needs today and in the challenging workstation environments of tomorrow, with models designed for a variety of customers. This paper describes the key technologies for new Compaq Deskpro Workstation models with the Intel 820 chipset.

  • Page 4: Customer Benefits

    HITE APER (cont’d) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Customer Benefits Performance and stable platform for late-1999 through 2000 – For customers requiring a platform that offers the most current technology, stability, and protection against obsolescence, the 820 with its inherent architecture provides features that will enable the latest technologies with sufficient capability to accommodate technologies through 2000.

  • Page 5: Rambus Technology

    HITE APER (cont’d) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Customer Benefits Higher core clock frequency (MHz) performance with 133-MHz FSB and 256-KB full speed L2 cache provide the power needed to simultaneously run user applications and background IT services that help reduce network bandwidth requirements and protect corporate data.

  • Page 6: Hard Drives

    Note: Ultra3 may also be referred to as Ultra160M in the industry. Some vendors have chosen the Ultra160M to identify the next generation of SCSI technology. Compaq has chosen to refer to it as Ultra3.

  • Page 7: Ultra Ata/66 Hard Drives

    Cyclical Redundancy Check (CRC) data protection verification. A significant benefit of an ATA hard drive from Compaq is the Drive Protection System (DPS), a hard drive self-test, embedded in the hard drive firmware. Compaq initiated the concept of a resident self-test to reduce the unnecessary replacement of hard drives.

  • Page 8: Cyclical Redundancy Check

    7200 rpm drive costs reach 5400 rpm costs. Compaq recommends business users invest the extra dollars in converting to 7200 rpm drives in 1999. The combination of faster spin speed and other advantages of 7200 rpm class drives will generally improve overall drive performance by 20%.

  • Page 9: Intel Pro/100+ Management Adapter

    Intel has integrated Alert on LAN (AoL) technologies into the 82559 Fast Ethernet controller available with the new Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter. Compaq supports both Intel's Alert on LAN and 3Com's Remote System Alert alerting technologies on new Deskpro Workstation...

  • Page 10: Supported Alerts

    The high-level process for reporting a NIC alert (for example, a chassis intrusion alert) using the Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter on a Compaq Deskpro Workstation is: 1. The PC's hood is removed. 2. This activates the hood sensor switch, which sends a Hood Sense signal to the PC's input/output controller hub (ICH).

  • Page 11: Agp

    HITE APER (cont’d) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Implementation Requirements Table 2 summarizes the requirements for implementing Intel's Alert on LAN on a Compaq Deskpro Workstation. Table 2. Implementation Requirements Requirement Description Hardware Compaq Deskpro Workstation with Intel 820 or future chipset.

  • Page 12: Agp Modes

    APER (cont’d) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies In an AGP architecture, the 2D or 3D graphics accelerator is placed on its own bus and given direct access to system memory. The real features of AGP allow for highly pipelined data transfers between the graphics accelerator and system memory;...

  • Page 13: Agp Pro

    Customers who have already made the move to Windows NT, or are planning to, can be assured that Compaq's Interoperability Program provides seamless integration with applications and information on existing networks. Compaq has partnered with the best integration ISVs in the industry to deliver a broad range of high-performance interoperability solutions for Windows NT, UNIX, and Macintosh.

  • Page 14: Intelligent Manageability

    Compaq Restore CD - allows you to restore the factory image in the event the original configuration becomes damaged, or in the event of a hard drive failure Wired for Management - Intel-led industry initiative to make Intel architecture-based systems universally manageable and universally managed;...

  • Page 15: System Software Manager

    Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies System Software Manager A single tool for unattended installation of Compaq Deskpro Workstation system software is available with the System Software Manager (SSM). It allows for easy distribution from a centralized *File Store with no software distribution infrastructure required. *File Store is a directory used to hold the SoftPaq deliverables and working files of System Software Manager.

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