System Overview
The DIGITAL Personal Workstation a-Series has the following features:
- DIGITAL Semiconductor 21164 CPU.
- 2- or 4-MB optional SRAM Bcache.
- Data path width -128-bits data plus 16-bits ECC.
- 32 to 384 MB of ECC-protected main memory (SRAMs mounted on DIMMs).
- EIDE controller, which supports up to four internal devices.
- Ethernet--Fast Ethernet LAN controller for both 10- and 100-Mbps data
rates.
- CD-quality audio.
- 300-Watt power supply.
- Five option slots:
- Slot 1, 32-bit PCI (half-size)
- Slot 2, 32-bit PCI/ISA combination (half-size)
- Slot 3, 32-bit PCI/ISA combination (full-size)
- Slot 4, 64-bit PCI/ISA combination (full-size) (primary PCI)
- Slot 5, 64-bit PCI (full-size) (primary PCI)
- Six drive bays:
- One 3.5-inch front accessible (floppy diskette drive)
- Three 5.25-inch front accessible devices (1.6-inch half-height)
- Two internal 3.5-inch drives (1.0-inch low-profile)