Packard Bell 760 System Types			This site made with this PB   Updated August 30, 1998

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.

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Which motherboard do you have?
To find out your motherboard type, visit my motherboard page.


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Which PB's have the 760 motherboard?
 

PB models with the  760 motherboard
Syatem Name	MHz
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Contact me with your system name

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PB 760 Motherboard Diagram -

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PCIset

This motherboard has the Intel 82440FX PCISet, composed of the following chips:

 

Components of this chip set

82442FX Data Bus Controller (DBX) 82371SB PCI ISA/IDE Xccelerator (PIIX3)  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:
General Instructions on Bios Upgrades - Intel 

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BIOS for the 760 motherboard
 The BIOS is AMI BIOS 1.00.02.DTOR

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Synchronize your system's clock
 
Visit my PB Tools Page for this service.

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).

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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.

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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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Adding RAM - See the official PB web site for RAM info.