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PACKARD BELL

PBVX88

Processor

NEC V40 (Intregrated 8088-compatible CPU and system controller)

Processor Speed

8MHz

Chip Set

NEC

Max. onboard DRAM

640KB

Cache

None

BIOS

Phoenix

Dimensions

330mm x 330mm

I/O Options

Floppy drive interface, parallel port, serial port, video port

NPU Options

8087

CONNECTIONS

Purpose

Location

Purpose

Location

Parallel port

J7

Speaker

J12

Serial port

J8

Floppy drive interface

J13

Video port

J9

   

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Switch

Position

»

Factory test mode disabled

SW1/1

Off

 

Factory test mode enabled

SW1/1

On

»

NPU disabled

SW1/2

On

 

NPU enabled

SW1/2

Off

»

CPU speed select fast

SW1/8

On

 

CPU speed select slow

SW1/8

Off

»

Serial port enabled

SW1/10

On

 

Serial port disabled

SW1/10

Off

»

Parallel port enabled

SW1/11

On

 

Parallel port disabled

SW1/11

Off

DRAM CONFIGURATION

Size

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

SW1/3

SW1/4

256KB

(9) 256K x 9

NONE

NONE

On

On

512KB

(9) 256K x 9

(9) 256K x 9

NONE

Off

On

640KB

(9) 256K x 9

(9) 256K x 9

(9) 256K x 9

Off

Off

ONBOARD VIDEO CONFIGURATION

Mode

Resolution

SW1/5

SW1/6

SW1/9

Enabled

Monochrome

Off

Off

On

Enabled

40 x 25 CGA

Off

On

On

Enabled

80 x 25 CGA

On

Off

On

Disabled

N/A

N/A

N/A

Off

ONBOARD FLOPPY DRIVE CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION

Mode

Drives Installed

SW1/7

SW1/12

Enabled

A:

On

On

Enabled

A: & B:

Off

On

Disabled

N/A

N/A

Off