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Almost Everything You Need to Know About Your
Packard Bell Computer
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Packard Bell 760 System Types
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This site made with this PB
Updated August 30, 1998
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Contact Me especially if you have information
that I may want to add.
The motherboard
The motherboard is the center of any system, because it will determine
what components your system will support. Everything from the CPU to your
sound card is connected to the motherboard. The identification of which
board is in your system is the key to answering questions relating to your
system.
This page is dedicated to the PB 760 system types.
Which motherboard
do you have?
To find out your motherboard type, visit my
motherboard page.
Which PB's have
the 760 motherboard?
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PB models with the
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760 motherboard
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PB 760 Motherboard
Diagram -
PCIset
This motherboard has the Intel 82440FX PCISet, composed of the following
chips:
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Components of this chip set
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82442FX Data Bus Controller (DBX)
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82371SB PCI ISA/IDE Xccelerator (PIIX3)
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82441FX PCI Bridge and Memory Controller (PMC)
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BIOS
The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is essential to operate your computer;
it provides the basic instructions that allow your computer to boot up.
To learn more on BIOS try this page called Bios
Information. BIOS installation can be risky, so please research this
issue before you try anything. Here is a link on how to install bios:
Synchronize your
system's clock
The CPU
These new systems features the Intel Pentium II processor (233, 266
or 300MHz, depending on the system you purchased) which include MMX.
Additionally, the Pentium II features either 256KB or 512KB of second level
cache built-in on the substrate of the processor's S.E.C. (Single Edge
Contact) cartridge (optional, depending on system configuration).
Packard Bell includes this Warning in the manual under processor upgrade
"WARNING! Don't attempt a processor upgrade yourself. Otherwise, you
could damage your system's components. Contact your computer retailer or
Authorized Service Provider for assistance." The do not even
give any jumper settings or instructions on how to upgrade the processor.
Here they go again, saying we are not smart enough to upgrade our own computers.
If some one has more info, please pass it on, but it sounds like all
you need to do is to plug in the new processor. It does say that
the CPU bus speed is 66 MHz and that the System's voltage regulator is
automatically programmed by processor's VID pins to provide required voltage
(2.1V to 3.5V).
Memory
Video Memory - depends
on the video card in your system. These sysetm have video cards separate
from the motherboard. many of us have been waiting for this feature.
Cache
Memory Upgrade
The 760 series motherboards either come with 256k or 512K L2 cache option
on substrate of Pentium II Single Edge Contact cartridge. This cache
(From intel) consists of burst pipelined synchronous static RAM (BSRAM)
and tag RAM, as two BSRAM components (total 256KB) or four BSRAM components
(total 512KB), depending on the system you purchased. I think the
only way to upgrade the l2 cache is to buy a new processor with new cache.
The L2 cache is no longer on the motherboard now that intel has intergrated
it with the processor.
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