Real-time clock/calendar, Bios, Ide controller – NEC MH4500 User Manual

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1-8 System Overview

ISA features include:

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bus speed up to 8.33 MHz

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16-bit memory addressing

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Type A transfers at 5.33 MB/second

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Type B transfers at 8 MB/second

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8- or 16-bit data transfers

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Plug and Play ready.

The system board has two 32-bit PCI bus segments: PCI-A and PCI-B. The
segments provide seven PCI connectors, three on PCI-A and four on PCI-B.
PCI-A supports half-length boards only and PCI-B supports full-length boards.
One of the PCI-B connectors shares a chassis expansion slot with an ISA
connector.

PCI features include:

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bus speed up to 33 MHz

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32-bit memory addressing

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5 V signaling environment

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burst transfers of up to 133 Mbps

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8-, 16-, or 32-bit data transfers

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Plug and Play ready

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parity enabled.

Real-Time Clock/Calendar

The real-time clock provides system clock/calendar information stored in a non-
volatile memory (NVRAM). The replaceable real-time clock battery provides
power backup for the real-time clock.

BIOS

A BIOS and Setup Utility are located in the Flash EPROM on the system board
and include support for system setup and PCI/ISA Plug-and-Play auto-
configuration. A number of security, reliability, and management features also
have been incorporated to meet vital server needs.

IDE Controller

The system includes a single channel enhanced IDE interface controller. The
controller has a primary connector located on the system board that supports a
master and a slave device.

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