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       # NORTHGATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
       
          ZXP EISA/VESA
       
          Processor         80486SX/80487SX/80486DX/ODP486SX/80486DX2    
          Processor Speed   20/25/33/50(internal)/50/66(internal)MHz     
          Chip Set          SIS                                          
          Max. Onboard DRAM 256MB                                        
          Cache             64/128/256/512KB                             
          BIOS              AMI/Phoenix                                  
          Dimensions        330mm x 218mm                                
          I/O Options       32-bit VESA local bus slots (3)              
          NPU Options       None                                         
       
   IMG IMG 1
          
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Purpose       | Location | Purpose              | Location |
          |---------------+----------+----------------------+----------|
          | Reset switch  |    J6    | Turbo switch         |   J22    |
          |---------------+----------+----------------------+----------|
          | Speaker       |    J8    | Turbo LED            |   J24    |
          |---------------+----------+----------------------+----------|
          | Power LED &   |    J9    | 32-bit VESA local    |  SL1 -   |
          | keylock       |          | bus slots            |   SL3    |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |               Function               | Jumper  | Position  |
          |--------------------------------------+---------+-----------|
          | ยป | Monitor type select color        |   J7    |  Closed   |
          |---+----------------------------------+---------+-----------|
          |   | Monitor type select monochrome   |   J7    |   Open    |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                     DRAM CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Size  |    Bank 0    |   Bank 1   |   Bank 2   |  Bank 3   |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  1MB  |  (1) 256K x  |    NONE    |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |            |            |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  2MB  |  (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |     36     |            |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  2MB  |  (1) 512K x  |    NONE    |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |            |            |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  4MB  |  (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x | (1) 512K x |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  4MB  |  (1) 512K x  |    NONE    | (1) 512K x |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |            |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  4MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |    NONE    |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  6MB  |  (1) 512K x  | (1) 512K x | (1) 256K x |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  6MB  |  (1) 512K x  |    NONE    |  (1) 1M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |            |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  8MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |  (1) 1M x  |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |            |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          |  8MB  | (1) 2M x 36  |    NONE    |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 10MB  |  (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |  (1) 1M x  | (1) 1M x  |
          |       |      36      |     36     |     36     |    36     |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 10MB  |  (1) 512K x  |    NONE    |  (1) 1M x  | (1) 1M x  |
          |       |      36      |            |     36     |    36     |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 12MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 16MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  | (1) 1M x  |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |    36     |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 16MB  | (1) 2M x 36  |    NONE    |  (1) 2M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |              |            |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 16MB  | (1) 4M x 36  |    NONE    |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 18MB  |  (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |  (1) 4M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 18MB  |  (1) 512K x  |    NONE    |  (1) 4M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |      36      |            |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 20MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |  (1) 4M x  |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |            |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 24MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 4M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 32MB  | (1) 4M x 36  |  (1) 4M x  |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |            |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 34MB  |  (1) 512K x  |    NONE    |  (1) 4M x  | (1) 4M x  |
          |       |      36      |            |     36     |    36     |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 36MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 40MB  | (1) 1M x 36  |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 4M x  | (1) 4M x  |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |    36     |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 48MB  | (1) 4M x 36  |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 64MB  | (1) 4M x 36  |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  | (1) 4M x  |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |    36     |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 64MB  | (1) 16M x 36 |    NONE    |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 128MB | (1) 16M x 36 | (1) 16M x  |    NONE    |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |            |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 172MB | (1) 16M x 36 | (1) 16M x  | (1) 16M x  |   NONE    |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |           |
          |-------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------|
          | 256MB | (1) 16M x 36 | (1) 16M x  | (1) 16M x  | (1) 16M x |
          |       |              |     36     |     36     |    36     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                    CACHE CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |    Size    |    Bank 0     |    Bank 1     |      TAG      |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |    64KB    |  (4) 8K x 8   |  (4) 8K x 8   |  (1) 64K x 1  |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |   128KB    |  (4) 32K x 8  |     NONE      |  (1) 64K x 1  |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |   256KB    |  (4) 32K x 8  |  (4) 32K x 8  |  (1) 64K x 1  |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |   512KB    | (4) 128K x 8  |     NONE      |  (1) 64K x 1  |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: The location of the TAG socket is unidentified.      |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 CACHE JUMPER CONFIGURATION                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Size  | JC1  | JC2  | JC3  | JC4  | JC5  | JC6 | JC7 | JC9 |
          |-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
          | 64KB  | 1 &  | 1 &  | 1 &  | 1 &  | 1 &  | 1 & | 1 & | 2 & |
          |       |  2   |  2   |  2   |  2   |  2   |  2  |  2  |  3  |
          |-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
          | 128KB | 2 &  | 2 &  | 1 &  | 1 &  | 1 &  | 1 & | 2 & | 1 & |
          |       |  3   |  3   |  2   |  2   |  2   |  2  |  3  |  2  |
          |-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
          | 256KB | 2 &  | 2 &  | 2 &  | 1 &  | 1 &  | 2 & | 2 & | 4 & |
          |       |  3   |  3   |  3   |  2   |  2   |  3  |  3  |  5  |
          |-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
          | 512KB | 2 &  | 2 &  | 2 &  | 2 &  | 2 &  | 2 & | 2 & | 1 & |
          |       |  3   |  3   |  3   |  3   |  3   |  3  |  3  |  2  |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position.    |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                   CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |    Type     |   J1   |        J2        |        J3        |
          |-------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
          |   80486SX   | Closed |    pins 2 & 3    |    pins 2 & 3    |
          |             |        |      closed      |      closed      |
          |-------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
          |  ODP486SX   | Closed |    pins 1 & 2    |    pins 2 & 3    |
          |             |        |      closed      |      closed      |
          |-------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
          |   80487SX   | Closed |    pins 1 & 2    |    pins 2 & 3    |
          |             |        |      closed      |      closed      |
          |-------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
          | 80486DX/DX2 |  Open  |       Open       |    pins 1 & 2    |
          |             |        |                  |      closed      |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                  CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |  Speed   |   JL2   |   JO1   |   JO2   |   JO3   |   JO4   |
          |----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
          |  20MHz   |  Open   |  Open   | Closed  | Closed  | Closed  |
          |----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
          |  25MHz   |  Open   | Closed  |  Open   | Closed  | Closed  |
          |----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
          |  33MHz   |  Open   | Closed  | Closed  |  Open   | Closed  |
          |----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
          |  50iMHz  |  Open   | Closed  |  Open   | Closed  | Closed  |
          |----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
          |  50MHz   | Closed  |  Open   |  Open   |  Open   |  Open   |
          |----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
          |  66iMHz  |  Open   | Closed  | Closed  |  Open   | Closed  |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+