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PB 686 Overview

Battery

Tadiran 3.6V Lithium.
Rev C. Velcroed to front casing.
P/N: PB80BAT
Rev D. Soldered to motherboard.

BIOS

2 X 32 KB - Phoenix BIOS
Phoenix 3.10.00D Phoenix 3.10.03D
SETUP Press F2 at boot before beep

Cache

N/A

Clock Driver

Not removable; on motherboard

Cover removal

3 screws on back panel upper
2 screws on each side

CPU

80286-12 MHz
Keyboard Switchable:
<Ctrl>-<Alt>-<-> Toggles between 8 MHz and
12MHz

Drive cavities

1 X 3 ½ half (enclosed)
2 X 5 ¼ half (exposed)

Front panel

PWR switch : FUR
Reset button : FUL
HDD Activity LED : FUL
PWR LED : FUR
8&12 MHz LEDs : FUL

Interfaces

Parallel : 1 X DB-25 F
Serial : 1 X RS232,DB-9 M & 1 x RS232,DB-25 M
Keyboard : 5-pin DIN F
FDD Connector: 34-pin on board,
(cannot be disabled)
HDD Connector: On expansion card

I/O Expansion slots

5 X 16-bit ISA

Keyboard

101 Key enhanced , AT style

Network certification

Novell certified

Power supply

135 watts
115v:3.5a:60Hz:outlet 1a
230v:1.0a:50Hz:outlet 0.5a

RAM memory

Standard on motherboard:
640Kb (w/128Kb piggy board)
1MB (w/o piggy board)
Maximum on motherboard : 1MB
Maximum Addressable : 16MB
NOT EMS Compatible

Speaker

Internal - front left , behind

Video

Usually PBVGA MULTI 16-bit
(refer to note to end user)

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