User`s manual

About This Manual
This manual describes Digital’s Alpha PCI 64–275 motherboards.
Audience
The target audience is the embedded and realtime technical OEM requiring
higher performance than is available from PCs using other architectures. This
guide is to assist users of the Alpha PCI 64–275 in installing the board and
populating it with memory modules and peripheral cards.
Scope
This guide describes the features, configuration, and installation of the Alpha
PCI 64–275. This guide does not include bus specifications (for example, PCI or
ISA buses). Additional information is available in the appropriate vendor and
IEEE specifications. See Appendix B for information about ordering additional
documentation.
Content
This guide contains the following chapters and appendixes:
• Chapter 1, Alpha PCI 64–275 Introduction, is an overview of the Alpha
PCI 64–275, including its components, uses, and features.
• Chapter 2, Board Jumpers and Connectors, describes the user environment
configuration; board connectors and functions; jumper functions; and
identifies jumper and connector locations.
• Chapter 3, Starting and Using the Alpha PCI 64–275, lists additional
hardware and software requirements, provides information on how to
configure the hardware and software, and describes the board startup
procedures.
• Chapter 4, Functional Elements, describes some of the functional elements
of the Alpha PCI 64–275, such as, interrupt assignments, flash ROM
contents, and power distribution.
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