Packard Bell Pentium Systems Chart

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Here is a chart I made from the information I have, I am missing some of the older manuals so I could not fill in every box. Please contact me if you have information to fill in the holes. I have some of the manuals posted, just click on the manual name to download. The FCC ID is also linked to a diagram of the motherboard. If you need to know what your motherboard is then click here.

This chart is as accurate to the best of my knowledge, it may contain some errors. Please tell me if you see anything that is in error so I can fix it.

Packard Bell Systems Quick Reference Chart (Last Updated 12/05/98)
Motherboard #	Battery		Motherboard			BIOS Identifier and Setup Access	Chipset	CPU				L2 Cache Upgrade	RAM				Video			Motherboard #
Motherboard #	Type	Location	Style	Name	Manual	BIOS Identifier and Setup Access	Chipset	Min	Max	MMX	Socket	L2 Cache Upgrade	Type			Max	Chip	Upgrade		Motherboard #
PB520	N/A	Embedded	LPX	Robin	?	AMI Flash 1.00.xxAC0R Press <F1> before boot	?	60	?	O	4	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	PB520
PB520r	N/A	Embedded	LPX	Robin LC	Pb520r.mvb	AMI Flash 1.00.xx.BC0R Press <F1> before boot	Intel Mercury chipset	60	66	O	4	?	FPM	72	SIMMS	128	CL-GD5434	Yes?	?	PB520r
PB540	N/A	Embedded	LPX	Robin LX (Socrates)	?	AMI Flash 1.00.xx.BB0R Press <F1> before boot	Intel Neptune chipset	75	?	O	5	NO	FPM	72	SIMMS	72 or 136	CL 5434	Two 256Kx16-70ns SOJ DRAM chips	U2J1 and U3J1	PB540
PB550					?			90	?	O	5									PB550
PB560					?			100	?	O	5									PB560
PB570/580/ 590/620/ 630/650	3V Lithium	BT13C1	LPX	Hillary Series	Hillary.mvb	AMI Flash 1.00.xx.BY0R Press <F1> before boot	TRITON 82437FX	75	133	O	5	NO	EDO or FPM	72	SIMMS	128	CL 5430 or 5434	Two 256Kx16-70ns SOJ DRAM chips	U4H1 and U5H2	PB570/580/ 590/620/ 630/650
PB600	3V Lithium	BT1	LPX	Agoura	Pb600.mvb	Phoenix BIOS "Agoura Release 1.xx" Press <F2> before boot	VLSI SuperCore 82C590	75	133	O AMD K6 with PowerLeap	5	NO	FPM	72	SIMMS	128 or 136	CL 5430 or 5434	Two 256Kx16-70ns SOJ DRAM chips	U27 and U28	PB600
PB640	3V Lithium	BT5G1	LPX	Thousand Oaks	Toaks.mvb	AMI Flash 1.00.xx.CP0R Press <F1> before boot	TRITON 82437FX	75	133 or 200	O	5 or 7	Yes if it has a COAST Socket	EDO or FPM	72	SIMMS	128	CL-5430/40	Two 256Kx16-70ns SOJ DRAM chips.	U2J1 and U4J1	PB640
PB660	3V Lithium	BT5G1	LPX	Fair Oaks	Toaks.mvb	1.00.xx.CP1R Press <F1> before boot	TRITON 82437FX	75	133 or 200	O	5 or 7	Yes if it has a COAST Socket	EDO or FPM	72	SIMMS	128	CL -5446	None	None	PB660
PB680/685/688	3V Lithium	BT5G1	LPX	Orlando	Flori.mvb	AMI Flash 1.00.xx.DN0R Press <F1> before boot	TRITON 82430VX PCI	75	200 or 233	Most likely	7	No	EDO	72	SIMMS	128	Trio 64+	Two 256Kx16-50ns SOJ EDO DRAM chips	U2J1 and U3J1	PB680/685/688
PB680/685/688	3V Lithium	BT5G1	LPX	Orlando	Florimmx.mvb	AMI Flash 1.00.xx.DN0R Press <F1> before boot	TRITON 82430VX PCI	75	200 or 233	Yes	7	No	EDO	72	SIMMS	128	S3d ViRGE	None	None	PB680/685/688
PB760			ATX	Portland	Tbptsyst.mvb	AMI Flash 1.00.02.DTOR.	Intel 82440FX	233	300	Yesr	Slot 1	L2 Cahe on Processor	EDO	72	SIMMS	256	Diamond Multimedia Trident DM975 or 975DVD 64-bit Video Card			PB760?
PB770	3V Lithium	J20	?	C1	NONE?	Phoenix "PB770 Release x.xx"	Intel®82437VX Triton	133?	200	NO	7	No	EDO	72	SIMMS	64	ATI-264vt Graphics Controller	?	U2J1 and U3J1	PB 770
PB 790			ATX	Anchorage	Seawolf.mvb	AMI ?	Intel® 82371AB PCI	90	233	Yes	7	No	SDRAM or EDO DRAM	168	DIMMS	256	?	None	?	PB 790
PB 800			ATX	Atlanta	Trail2.mvb	Phoenix	440LX	233	300	Yes	Slot 1	L2 Cahe on Processor	SDRAM or EDO DRAM	168	DIMMS	384	?	AGP onbord Video		PB 800
PB 810 This system is the same as the FM 530			LPX 9" x 11" four layer	BCM FM 530 G4System	G4System.mvb	Packard Bell Bios x.xx	Intel® 82437VX Triton system Controller	133	233	Yes	7	No	SDRAM or EDO DRAM	168	DIMMS	256	S3 TRIO64V+ PCI	1MB of Video Ram 256 X 16 EDO	?	PB 810 This system is the same as the FM 530
Motherboard #	Battery Type	Battery Location	Style	Name	Manual	BIOS Identifier	Chipset	Min	Max	Processor	Socket	L2 Cache Upgrade	Type			Max	Chip	Upgrade		Motherboard #
Motherboard #	Battery Type	Battery Location	Motherboard			BIOS Identifier	Chipset	CPU				L2 Cache Upgrade	RAM				Video			Motherboard #
MB 850			ATX?	FR500	G5sys.mvb	?	SiS 5598	75	300+?	Cyrix, AMD and IDT	7	No	? DRAM	72	SIMMS	128	?	?	None, jumper to disable video	MB 850
MB 860			LPX	?	ZRISYS.mvb	?	SMC932 Super I/O Controller	200	266	Yes, Cyrix MediaGX	7	?	SDRAM or EDO DRAM	168 Gold	DIMMS	128	?	?	None	MB 860
MB 870				?	?	?	?	?	?	Pentium II	Slot 1	L2 Cahe on Processor	Non-ECC and ECC SDRAM	168 Gold	DIMMS	384	Video is not on Motherboard			MB 870
MB 880			?	?	Mauisys.MVB	?	440EX PCI chipset	266 266	300 333	Celeron Pentium II	Slot 1	L2 Cahe on Processor	SDRAM or EDO DRAM	168 Gold	DIMMS	256	?	AGP?	None	MB 880

O = These units may have MMX capability with some type of overdrive processor or the powerleap adapter, see my review of the powerleap adapter.