DIGITAL Personal Workstation a-Series Packages

Initial configurations of the DIGITAL Personal Workstation ship with the Windows NT Version 4.0 operating system. Additional operating system support may be added in the future. For the latest package information, go to: http://www.digital.com/info/soc/
The following models are available:
  1. 433a and 500a Advantage Configurations
  2. 433a Entry Level Packaged Configurations
  3. 433a and 500a Base Configurations

433a and 500a Advantage Configurations

Y = in base configuration; M = mandatory option; O = option
DIGITAL PWS Resources Used 3D CAD 3D+ CAD 3D+ CAD
433a 120V North American (a)   SN-B3AAP-FS SN-B3AAP-FW  
433a 240V Worldwide (b)   SN-B3AWW-FS SN-B3AWW-FW  
500a 120V North American (a)     SN-B3DAP-FW SN-B3DAP-LX
500a 240V Worldwide (b)     SN-B3DWW-FW SN-B3DWW-LX
Memory One bank 64-MB ECC 64-MB ECC 128-MB ECC
2 MB cache memory (c)   O Y (500a only) Y
1.44-MB Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) 3.5" by 1.0" bay Y Y Y
Adaptec UW SCSI controller (d) 1 PCI (1, 2, or 3) Y Y Y
On-board EIDE controller (e)   Y Y Y
Internal Storage Two 3.5" by 1.0" bays Two 2.1-GB SCSI Two 2.1-GB SCSI Two 2.1-GB SCSI
600-MB 12X EIDE CD-ROM 5.25" by 1.6" bay Y Y Y
On-board Ethernet
(10BaseT/10Base2)
  Y Y Y
On-board 16-bit Soundblaster Audio   Y Y Y
10/100 BaseTx Fast Ethernet (f) Accessory kit Y Y Y
Telex Voice Commander Microphone Microphone Port Y Y Y
Koss earphone Earphone Port Y Y Y
Accelgraphics 2500TX 3D Graphics 1 PCI Slot (4 or 5) Y N N
PowerStorm 4D40T Graphics 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI/ISA Slot (4 or 5) N Y N
PowerStorm 4D60T Graphics 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI/ISA Slot (4 or 5) N N Y
300 Watt power supply   Y Y Y
Remaining Available Resources
I/O Slots: PCI slots
PCI/ISA slots
  0
3
0
2
0
2
Memory Banks   2 2 2
5.25" by 1.6" bays   2 2 2
3.5" by 1.0" bays   0 0 0
SCSI device connections   13 13 13
EIDE disk connections   3 3 3
Windows NT Country Kit
120V North American included Y Y Y
240V Worldwide
See System Option Catalog
  SN-PBB3P-xx SN-PBB3P-xx SN-PBB3P-xx
(a) 120V U.S. variants include Windows NT 4.0 Country kit.
(b) 240V Worldwide variants require selection of Windows NT 4.0 Country kit.
(c) Only 500 MHz systems (SN-B3D**-FW variants) include 2-MB Cache module card.
(d) Adaptec UW SCSI controller supports up to sixteen internal and external SCSI devices (controller uses on SCSI device connection). For more than fifteen SCSI devices, a seconf SCSI controller is required.
(e) On-board EIDE controller supports up to four internal IDE devices.
(f) 10/100 BaseTx Fast Ethernet with cable assembly is included in Accessory Kit.
Notes:
  • Windows NT 4.0 Country Kit ordered determines language variant of user documentation.
  • Windows NT 4.0 Country Kit includes system documentation, PS/2 mouse, power cord, and PS/2 style keyboard, Windows NT media and Windows NT documentation.
  • Systems do not include a monitor; order separately. Monitors include video cable and 120V power cord, order country specific power cord for 240V use.

 


 

433a Entry Level Configurations

Y = in base configuration; M = mandatory option; O = option
DIGITAL PWS 433a Resources Used Entry Level with Graphics Entry Level
120V North American (a)   SN-B3AAP-EB SN-B3AAP-FQ
240V Worldwide (b)   SN-B3AWW-EB SN-B3AWW-FQ
Memory One bank 32-MB ECC 64-MB ECC
1.44-MB Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) 3.5" by 1.0" bay Y Y
Adaptec UW SCSI controller (c) 1 PCI (1, 2, or 3) O Y
On-board EIDE controller (d)   Y Y
Internal Storage 3.5" by 1.0" bay 2.1-GB EIDE 2.1-GB SCSI
600-MB 12X EIDE CD-ROM 5.25" by 1.6" bay Y Y
On-board Ethernet
(10BaseT/10Base2)
  Y Y
On-board 16-bit Soundblaster Audio   Y Y
10/100 BaseTx Fast Ethernet (e) Accessory kit O Y
Telex Voice Commander Microphone Microphone Port Y Y
Koss earphone Earphone Port Y Y
Matrox Millennium (f) 1 PCI Slot (4 or 5) Y (f)
300 Watt power supply   Y Y
Remaining Available Resources
I/O Slots: PCI slots
PCI/ISA slots
  1
3
1
3
Memory Banks   2 2
5.25" by 1.6" bays   2 2
3.5" by 1.0" bays   1 1
SCSI device connections   0 14
EIDE disk connections   2 3
Windows NT Country Kit
120V North American included Y Y
240V Worldwide
See System Option Catalog
  SN-PBB3P-xx SN-PBB3P-xx
(a) 120V U.S. variants include Windows NT 4.0 Country kit.
(b) 240V Worldwide variants require selection of Windows NT 4.0 Country kit.
(c) Adaptec UW SCSI controller (included in SN-B3A**-FQ variants) supports up to sixteen internal and external SCSI devices (controller uses on SCSI device connection). For more than fifteen SCSI devices, a seconf SCSI controller is required.
(d) On-board EIDE controller supports up to four internal IDE devices.
(e) 10/100 BaseTx Fast Ethernet with cable assembly is included in Accessory Kit.
(f) Selection of a graphics option is recommended for SN-B3A**-FQ variants.
Notes:
  • Windows NT 4.0 Country Kit ordered determines language variant of user documentation.
  • Windows NT 4.0 Country Kit includes system documentation, PS/2 mouse, power cord, and PS/2 style keyboard, Windows NT media and Windows NT documentation.
  • Systems do not include a monitor; order separately. Monitors include video cable and 120V power cord, order country specific power cord for 240V use.

 


 

433a and 500a Base Configurations

Y = in base configuration; M = mandatory option; O = option
DIGITAL PWS Resources Used Base Configurations Base Configurations
433a 120V North American (a)   SN-B3AAP-F1 SN-B3AAP-L1
433a 240V Worldwide (b)   SN-B3AWW-F1 SN-B3AWW-L1
500a 120V North American (a)   SN-B3DAP-F1 SN-B3DAP-L1
500a 240V Worldwide (b)   SN-B3DWW-F1 SN-B3DWW-L1
Memory One bank 64-MB ECC 128-MB ECC
1.44-MB Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) 3.5" by 1.0" bay Y Y
On-board EIDE controller (c)   Y Y
Internal Storage (d) 3.5" by 1.0" bays M M
600-MB 12X EIDE CD-ROM 5.25" by 1.6" bay Y Y
On-board Ethernet
(10BaseT/10Base2)
  Y Y
On-board 16-bit Soundblaster Audio   Y Y
Telex Voice Commander Microphone Microphone Port O O
Koss earphone Earphone Port O O
Graphics option (e)   O O
300 Watt power supply   Y Y
Remaining Available Resources
I/O Slots: PCI slots
PCI/ISA slots
  2
3
2
3
Memory Banks   2 2
5.25" by 1.6" bays   2 2
3.5" by 1.0" bays   2 2
EIDE disk connections   3 3
1. Windows NT Country Kit
120V North American included Y Y
240V Worldwide
See System Option Catalog
  SN-PBB3P-xx SN-PBB3P-xx
2. Color Monitors Select 1 1
17" (16.0" viewable) 1280x1024 Northern Hemisphere SN-VRT17-WA SN-VRT17-WA
17" (16.0" viewable) 1280x1024 Southern Hemisphere SN-VRT17-W4 SN-VRT17-W4
17" (16.0" viewable) 1600x1200 Northern Hemisphere SN-VRTX7-W3 SN-VRTX7-W3
21" (19.7" viewable) 1600x1200 Northern Hemisphere SN-VRC21-WA SN-VRC21-WA
21" (19.7" viewable) 1600x1200 Southern Hemisphere SN-VRC21-W4 SN-VRC21-W4
21" (19.7" viewable) 1600x1200 Northern Hemisphere SN-VRCX1-W3 SN-VRCX1-W3
3. Hard Disks Select 1 or 2 1 or 2
2.1 GB EIDE 4500 RPM disk 3.5x1 or 1.6" bay SN-PCXRA-AN SN-PCXRA-AN
3.2 GB EIDE 4500 RPM disk 3.5x1 or 1.6" bay SN-PCXRA-AP SN-PCXRA-AP
2.1 GB UW SCSI 5400 RPM disk 3.5x1 or 1.6" bay SN-PBXRW-HC SN-PBXRW-HC
2.1 GB Wide SCSI 7200 RPM disk 3.5x1 or 1.6" bay SN-PCXWR-AY SN-PCXWR-AY
4.3 GB Wide SCSI 7200 RPM disk (f) 1.6" bay SN-PCXWR-AZ SN-PCXWR-AZ
4. Memory Select 0, 1, or 2 0, 1, or 2
64 MB ECC DIMM pair (2 x 32) one bank SN-MSP01-HC SN-MSP01-HC
128 MB ECC DIMM pair (2 x 64) one bank SN-MSP01-HD SN-MSP01-HD
4a. Cache Memory Select 0 or 1 0 or 1
2 MB External CPU SRAM cache cache socket SN-MSC01-AA SN-MSC01-AA
5. Graphics
Matrox Millenium 3D graphics 1 PCI slot (4 or 5) SN-PCXAG-AD SN-PCXAG-AD
2 MB WRAM for Matrox Millenium Matrox WRAM slot SN-PCCAM-CA SN-PCCAM-CA
6 MB WRAM for Matrox Millenium Matrox WRAM slot SN-PCCAM-CB SN-PCCAM-CB
Accelgraphics 2500TX graphics 1 PCI slot (4 or 5) SN-PCXAG-AW SN-PCXAG-AW
PowerStorm 4D40T 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI/ISA slot (4 and 5) SN-PBXGI-AA SN-PBXGI-AA
PowerStorm 4D50T 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI/ISA slot (4 and 5) SN-PBXGI-AB SN-PBXGI-AB
PowerStorm 4D60T 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI/ISA slot (4 and 5) SN-PBXGI-AC SN-PBXGI-AC
5a. PowerStorm Texture Memory Upgrades - Supported in graphics card memory slot
4 MB Texture memory module   SN-PBXGI-GA SN-PBXGI-GA
16 MB Texture memory module   SN-PBXGI-GB SN-PBXGI-GB
32 MB Texture memory module   SN-PBXGI-GC SN-PBXGI-GC
6. Controllers and Adapters Select 1 or 2 1 or 2
Adaptec UW SCSI controller 1 PCI slot (1, 2, or 3) SN-PCTAZ-DE SN-PCTAZ-DE
Fast Narrow SE SCSI controller 1 PCI slot (1, 2, or 3) KZPAA-AA KZPAA-AA
Wide to Narrow SCSI adapter   SN-PBXKP-BA SN-PBXKP-BA
7. Removable Media Select 0, 1, or 2 0, 1, or 2
600 MB 12X EIDE CD-ROM 5.25 x 1.6" bay SN-PBXRD-DB SN-PBXRD-DB
8. Multimedia
Supreme Video JPEG PCI card 1 PCI slot (1-5) AV321-AA AV321-AA
Microphone and headset External ports AVH01-AA AVH01-AA
9. Network
PCI 10/100 Mbs Fast Ethernet (g) 1 PCI slot (1-5) SN-DE500-AA SN-DE500-AA
10-BaseT to 10/100 Mbs upgrade Bulkhead connector SN-PCXAN-DA SN-PCXAN-DA
PCI to FDDI adapter 1 PCI slot (1-5) SN-DEFPA-AA SN-DEFPA-AA
PCI Etherworks card (TW,TP,AUI) 1 PCI slot (1-5) SN-DE450-CA SN-DE450-CA
(a) 120V U.S. variants include Windows NT 4.0 Country kit.
(b) 240V Worldwide variants require selection of Windows NT 4.0 Country kit.
(c) On-board EIDE controller supports up to four internal IDE devices.
(d) Selection of one hard disk is mandatory for Base systems. Note: Base systems do not include a SCSI controller; select a SCSI controller if SCSI storage devices are selected.
(e) Selection of a graphics option is recommended for Base systems, see Step 5.
(f) 3.5" x 1.6" hard disk drive is supported in a 5.25" removable media bay; brackets are included with system.
(g) Fast Ethernet (SN-DE500-AA) option ordered in Europe is not factory integrated, the option ships as a spare.
Notes:
  • Windows NT 4.0 Country Kit ordered determines language variant of user documentation.
  • Windows NT 4.0 Country Kit includes system documentation, PS/2 mouse, power cord, and PS/2 style keyboard, Windows NT media and Windows NT documentation.
  • Systems do not include a monitor; order separately. Monitors include video cable and 120V power cord, order country specific power cord for 240V use.