DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION

SYSTEM 316SX

Processor

80386SX

Processor Speed

8/16MHz

Chip Set

Faraday

Max. Onboard DRAM

8MB

SRAM Cache

None

BIOS

AMI

Dimensions

342mm x 185mm

I/O Options

16-bit riser card slot, floppy drive interface, IDE interface

parallel port, serial port (2), VGA feature connector, VGA port

diagnostic test port

NPU Options

80387SX

CONNECTIONS

Purpose

Location

Purpose

Location

Serial port 1

J3

VGA port

J8

Floppy drive interface

J4

Front panel switches & LEDs

J16

IDE interface

J5

VGA feature connector

J18

Serial port 2

J6

16-bit riser card

S1

Parallel port

J7

Diagnostic test port

TEST

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Jumper

Position

»

Factory configured - do not alter

JM1

open

»

Factory configured - do not alter

JM2

open

»

VGA port interrupt request select none

JM3

open

 

VGA port interrupt request select IRQ9

JM3

closed

»

Monitor type select color

JM4

pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Monitor type select monochrome

JM4

pins 1 & 2 closed

»

On-board VGA port enabled

JM5

pins 2 & 3 closed

 

On-board VGA port disabled

JM5

pins 1 & 2 closed

»

IOCHRDY signal normal

JM6

open

 

IOCHRDY signal from pin 21 enabled

JM6

pins 1 & 2 closed

 

IOCHRDY signal from pin 27 enabled

JM6

pins 2 & 3 closed

»

IDE interface (J5) enabled

JM7

pins 2 & 3 closed

 

IDE interface (J5) disabled

JM7

pins 1 & 2 closed

»

Tri-state diagnostic signal indicates true drive state at IRQ14

JM8

pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Tri-state diagnostic signal forced to "passed diagnostic"

JM8

pins 2 & 3 closed

»

Floppy drive interface (J4) enabled

JM9

pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Floppy drive interface (J4) disabled

JM9

pins 1 & 2 closed

DRAM CONFIGURATION

Size

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 3

512KB

(2) 256K x 9

NONE

NONE

NONE

1MB

(2) 256K x 9

(2) 256K x 9

NONE

NONE

1.5MB

(2) 256K x 9

(2) 256K x 9

(2) 256K x 9

NONE

2MB

(2) 1M x 9

NONE

NONE

NONE

2.5MB

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 256K x 9

NONE

NONE

3MB

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 256K x 9

(2) 256K x 9

NONE

4MB

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9

NONE

NONE

4.5MB

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 256K x 9

NONE

5MB

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 256K x 9

(2) 256K x 9

6MB

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9

NONE

8MB

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9

(2) 1M x 9