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Alpha PC 164LX Motherboard (MB164LX)


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Alpha PC 164LX
Characteristics
Alpha PC 164LX
Functional Block Diagram

AlphaPC 164LX Motherboard provides an easy, cost-effective solution for companies entering the high-performance PC market ,by offering a pace-setting performance alternative to X86 and RISC platforms. AlphaPCs are designed with standard PC components such as SDRAM DIMMs, PCI option cards, power supplies, enclosures, and the Windows NT operating system.The AlphaPC 164LX is perfect for performance-focused applications such as mechanical CAD, graphics and animation, and desktop publishing. Alpha provides a rich complement of over 2800 committed Windows NT applications.
Features

1. Hardware Features

  • AlphaPC 164LX supports the 21164 Alpha microprocessor that operates at speeds of 466, 533, and 600 MHz
  • 21174 core logic chip interfaces to the CPU, system memory, L3 cache, and PCI bus.
  • Synchronous DRAM(SDRAM) memory subsystem includes:

    - 32MB to 512MB memory
    - Two banks of 128-bit memory
    - 168-pin unbuffered SDRAM DIMMS
  • L3 cache subsystem supports:

    - 128-bit data path
    - Syschronous SRAMs(SSRAMs)
    - 2MB cache size, using 128K X 18 SSRAMs
  • PCI bus support(33MHz):

    - Two 64-bit slots and two 32-bit slots
    - PCI-to-ISA bridge using an Intel 82378B Saturn I/O chip
    - PCI IDE using CMD PCI0646
  • ISA provides an expansion bus with two dedicated ISA expansion slots and the following system support functions:

    - SMC FDC37C935 combination contorller chip provides diskette control, two UARTs with modem control, parallel port, mouse control, keyboard control, and time-of-year clock
    - 1MB of flash ROM

2. Software Features

  • Windows NT Alpha BIOS firmware,which supports installation of WindowsNT operating system (Version 3.51 or later)
Documentation

Applications

  • The AlphaPC 164LX enables OEMs to create AlphaPC systems for the high-performance PC market. This ATX motherboard fits into standard ATX enclosures and utilizes standard ATX power supplies. OEMs can position these systems in multiple markets such as CAD, finacial anaysis, and Internet servers.

Alpha PC 164LX Characteristic

Characteristics Specification
Power supply Standard ATX 3.3-V PC power supply
Operating temperature range 10 'C to 40 'C (50'F to 104'F)
Storage temperature range -55'C to 125'C (-67'F to 257'F )
Size 30.48 cm X 24.38 cm(12.0 in X 9.6 in)

Alpha PC 164LX Functional Block Diagram

Samsung DIMM Part Number List for 164LX Motherboard
Density Configuration Part Number (# of Bank) Notice
16 MB 2M X 72 KMM374S203BTN (2 Bank) New JEDEC
    KMM374S203BTL (2 Bank) Intel 1.0
32 MB 4M X 72 KMM374S403BTN (2 Bank) New JEDEC
    KMM374S403BTL (2 Bank) Intel 1.0
64 MB 8M X 72 KMM374S803AT (2 Bank) New JEDEC
    KMM374S823AT (4 Bank) New JEDEC
    KMM374S823ATL (4 Bank) Intel 1.0
128MB 16M x 72 KMM374S1600AT (2 Bank) New JEDEC
    KMM374S1623AT (4 Bank) New JEDEC
    KMM374S1623ATL (4 Bank) Intel 1.0
For More Information
  • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd 1997 All rights reserved.
  • IEEE is a registered trademark of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  • All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 


Product Guide

21164 Alpha Microprocessor
(KP21164)
Alpha PC 164LX Motherboard
(MB164LX)
Alpha PC 164UX Motherboard
(MB164UX)
Alpha PC 164BX Motherboard
(MB164BX)

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