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Table Of Contents
- Technical Reference Manual for OEMs HP Models 743, 744, and 748
- Contents
- 1 General Information
- Model 743 and Model 744 VME Board Computers
- Product Description
- Supported Configurations
- Model 743 and Model 744 External Devices
- Keyboard and Mouse
- Model 743 and Model 744 Cables
- Model 743 and Model 744 Functional Description
- Model 744 Block Diagram
- CPU Circuit
- Boot ROM Circuit
- Graphics Circuit
- Model 743 Memory Controller Circuit
- Model 744 Memory Controller Circuit
- LED Displays
- I/O Controller ASIC
- VME Controller ASIC
- I/O Expansion
- I/O Expansion Block Diagrams
- Model 748 Ruggedized Workstation
- Model 743 and Model 744 VME Board Computers
- 2 References
- 3 Quality
- 4 Mechanical Information
- 5 Electrical Information
- Video Connector Pinouts
- Audio Connector Pinouts
- HP Parallel Connector Pinouts
- RS-232 Connector Pinouts
- AUI LAN Connector Pinouts
- Single-Ended SCSI Connector Pinouts
- FW SCSI Connector Pinout
- PS/2 Connector Pinouts
- VME Connector Pinouts
- Real-Time Clock (RTC) Battery Information
- Video Output Signal Specifications
- Video Timing Specifications
- 6 Power Requirements
- 7 Product Design Considerations
- Index

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General Information
Model 743 and Model 744 VME Board Computers
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Table 1-1 Model 743i (A4260A) and 743rt (A4261A) Features
Feature Specifications
VME Slot Configuration Single Slot - Standard features
Two Slots - GSC expansion kit (A4219A),
or PMC Bridge Adapter (A4504A)
Three Slots - ATM card (J3420A) and GSC expansion kit (A4219A),
or PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) Expansion Adapter (A4509A)
CPU 64 or 100 MHz PA-RISC PA7100-LC
256 KB cache
1 KB on-chip instruction cache
Floating point coprocessor
64-bit wide ECC memory controller
Clocks Battery backed real-time clock
Interval timers (one 32-bit and two 16-bit)
Watchdog timer
Operating System HP-UX 9.05 or later, or
HP-RT 2.21 patch or later
User Interface HP VUE graphical user interface (HP-UX 9.05 or later)
HP CDE graphical user interface (HP-UX 10.10 or later)
HP-RT
Compatibility Source and binary code compatible with the Series 700 product family
Monitors Single or multiple display depending on the number of installed graphics options (on-
board and/or external). HP-UX 9.x supports up to two displays and HP-UX 10.x supports
up to three displays.
Color monitors
17-inch, 1280 x 1024
19-inch, 1280 x 1024
Terminals - Text only connected to RS-232C port
Optional Graphics On-board (option 202=64MHz w/graphics or option 204=100MHz w/graphics)
Main Memory Single VME Slot Configuration - 32 to 128 MB (A4265A=32MB, or A4266A=64MB)
Two VME Slots Configuration - 32 to 256 MB
Standard Features Internal SCSI-2 single-ended bus
CD-Quality audio (not supported on HP-RT)
Two asynchronous RS-232-C ports
One HP parallel port
One LAN AUI port
Two mini-DIN PS/2 ports
Two sites for memory cards
Video connector for onboard graphics
Two Slot Upgrades PMC Bridge Adapter (A4504A) with two PMC sites
GSC Expansion kit (A4219A) with two GSC sites










