Chapter 2. System board features
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settings | are | maintained | by | an | external battery | source | of 3 | V | dc. | ||
The | system uses | 242 | bytes | of complementary | semiconductor (CMOS) memory to st | ||||||
The | CMOS | memory | is | erased | if | the jumper on the | system | board | is | moved. |
To locate the battery, see “System board, Types 6584 and 6594” on page 13.
Flash EEPROM
The system board uses 4 Megabits (Mb) of flash electrically erasable, programmable, re (EEPROM) to store the basic input/output system (BIOS), video BIOS, IBM logo, Configurati Utility, and Plug and Play data.
If necessary, the EEPROM can be easily updated using a
Expansion adapters
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The | PC 300PL Personal Computer has | four PCI slots to support the | addition of | adapters. Fo |
on | installing adapters,PC 300PLsee User | Guide. |
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For information on the connector pin assignments, see “PCI connectors” on page 27.
Physical layout
The system board might look slightly different from the one shown.
Note: A | diagram of the | system board, including switch and jumper settings, is attached |
of | the computer | cover. |
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