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HP Model 743 PC User Manual

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Typical Installation in a VME Card Cage

Configuring the VME Card Cage

Table 3-2

Power Requirements

1 Shut down your VME application and power-off the VME card cage.

If your VME card cage backplane is autoconfiguring, see “Board Com-
puter Installation” in this chapter.

If not, refer to your VME card cage documentation for configuring its
VME backplane. Go to Step 2.

2 Ensure the backplane IACK and Bus Grant (0, 1, 2, and 3) daisy-chains

are:

Enabled from the previous slot(s) into the slot in which the Model 743
board computer will be installed.

Passed through all other empty backplane slots.

3 Set the backplane switches/jumpers to enable the board computer’s oper-

ation.

Each Model 743 Board Computer

+5V dc

Amps

+12V dc

Amps

-12V dc

Amps

If 64 MHz, current for +5V dc is 6.1A

1

If 100 MHz, current for +5V dc is 7.5A

0.1A

0.1A

RAM cards x 0.2A each =

Graphics subsystems

2

x 0.7A each =

FWD SCSI GSC card x 0.7A each =

HCRX graphics board 2.0A

PMC bridge adapter 0.6A

PMC cards on bridge adapter

3

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Totals for Model 743 board computer

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1. Does not include on-board graphics, if installed.
2. On-board graphics and graphics accessory cards are each separate graphics subsystems.
3. PMC cards may also draw +3.3 current that is provided through the +5 on the bridge adapter.
The +3.3 current FOR ALL PMC CARDS ON THE BRIDGE ADAPTER AND EXPANSION
ADAPTER (do not include other expansion adapter currents) must be entered into the +5 column
after multiplying the +3.3 current by .75 to convert to the actual +5 current draw.