Overview; System Overview; Cpu And Chip Set - Digital Equipment HiNote VP 500 Series Service Manual

This chapter introduces the Digital HiNote VP 500 series notebook computers. It provides a
system overview and describes the controls, indicators, and hot keys.

System Overview

The HiNote VP 500 series are high-performance portable computers designed for the mobile
professional.
Figure 1-1 shows a functional block diagram of the notebook computer. The following
sections provide an overview of the different functions.

CPU and Chip Set

The HiNote VP 500 series notebook computers use the
120/133 processors mounted on a daughter card.
The following chip set is used to implement the core functions of the system.
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Intel Mobile Triton chip set provides system controller & PCI IDE controller functions
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SMC665IR/669 provides support for floppy disk controller (FDC), two serial ports (one
serial port and one SIR) and one parallel port
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Intel 80C51SL provides the keyboard controller and scanner and the battery management
unit
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Cirrus CL-PD6730 is used as the PCI PCMCIA controller
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ESS ES1688 for the audio subsystem

Overview

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