Memory; Bios; Video Controller Chip; Figure 1-1 Functional Block Diagram - Digital Equipment HiNote VP 500 Series Service Manual

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Figure 1-1 Functional Block Diagram

Memory

The system comes with 8MB of on-board DRAM for system memory and 256KB of L2
cache memory (on selected models).
System memory can be upgraded to a total of 16MB, 24MB and 40MB. The upgrade is
performed by installing two 4MB, 8MB, or 16MB DIMM modules. Two identical memory
modules must be installed when adding additional memory.

BIOS

The system has a 256KB Flash ROM for system BIOS (Phoenix BIOS 4.04). The BIOS
provides support for the following:
Suspend to RAM/Disk
Full APM 1.1 supported
Password protection(System and HDD)
Auto-configured with replicator/docking/modules
Windows 95 ready with PnP
32KB ROM for 51SL keyboard controller
Gas-gauge for battery status information
Various hot-keys for system control

Video Controller Chip

Video support is provided by the Neo Magic NM2090 VGA Controller Chip. This chip
provides the following functions:
PCI Bus support
Simultaneous display supported
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