Chapter 4 PA-RISC Computer Systems - OpenPA.net

HP 9000/743i & 744 VME Workstation External connectors
Buses
– EISA bus converter (GSC-to-EISA)
– Second RS232 serial
� Dino GSC-to-PCI bridge
� 744: Phantom PseudoBC GSC+ port
� 744: Visualize-EG ( “Graffiti” ) graphics
� Intel 82503 Ethernet transceiver, media auto-selection
� CS4215 or AD1849 programmable CODECs
� VME controller
� PCMCIA controller
� GSC bus
� Optional EISA bus
� Optional PCI-32/33 bus
� VME bus
� SCSI-2 Fast-Narrow single-ended bus
Memory
� 743i and 744 use different cards
� 743i: 8-64 MB special ECC mezzanine cards
� 744: 16-256 MB special ECC mezzanine cards
� Up to four cards
� 743i: 8 MB minimum, 256 MB maximum amount of RAM
� 744: 16 MB minimum, 1 GB maximum amount of RAM
Expansion
� Two sites for GSC-mezzanine (GSC-M) cards, requires the A4219A GSC Expansion kit or
� Two sites for PCI-mezzanine (PMC) cards, requires the A4504A PMC bridge board
(two additional PMC sites can be obtained through the addition of the A4509A PMC Expander
board to the above)
4.10.3 External connectors
� 50-pin HD SCSI-2 Fast-Narrow single-ended
� Two micro-DB9 male RS232C serial (See Note 1)
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