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 |