Texas Instruments 9786166-0001 Laptop User Manual


 
As shown in Figure 1-2, the Pentium version of the TM5000 Notebook also
contains a higher performance hard disk subsystem. The IDE hard disk
drive is interfaced to the VL local bus and achieves I/O operations in the 11
million to 14 million operations per second.
1.3.2 ROM Memory
All versions of the TM5000 notebook family use a "Flash" ROM which is a
40-pin TSOP device with "Boot Block" logic that allows for reprogramming of
ROM without destroying its boot capability. The Flash ROM device contains
both the main system BIOS and the VGA BIOS.
8MB or 16MB RAM
Expansion Module
8MB Shuttle RAM Module
Up to two RAM Expansion Boards
may be user-installed onto the
Main Board by removing the
Bezel below the Floppy Drive.
Figure 1-9 RAM Expansion Features
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