DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
SYSTEM 486P
Processor | 80486DX |
Processor Speed | 16/20/25/33MHz |
Chip Set | VLSI |
Max. Onboard DRAM | 64MB |
Cache | None |
BIOS | Phoenix |
Dimensions | 349mm x 185mm |
I/O Options | Bus mouse port, floppy interface, IDE interface, parallel port, riser card slot, serial ports (2), video upgrade socket, VGA port |
NPU Options | None |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
16-bit riser card | EXP1 | Auxiliary ground points | GND |
IDE interface LED | JHDLED | IDE interface | JIDE |
External battery | JBAT | Power LED & turbo LED | JLED |
Serial port 1 | JCOM1 | Parallel port | JLPT1 |
Serial port 2 | JCOM2 | Bus mouse port | JMOUSE |
Cooling fan power | JFAN | VGA memory upgrade socket | JVDB |
VGA pass-through | JFEAT | Front panel status LCD | JVIEW |
Floppy drive interface | JFLOP | VGA port | JVGA |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Jumper | Position | |
| » | VGA interrupt request select none | JP5 pins 1 & 2 | Closed |
VGA interrupt request select IRQ9 | JP5 pins 1 & 2 | Open | |
| » | Monitor type select color | JP5 pins 3 & 4 | Closed |
Monitor type select monochrome | JP5 pins 3 & 4 | Open | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP5 pins 5 & 6 | Open |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP5 pins 7 & 8 | Open |
| » | Password check enabled | JP5 pins 9 & 10 | Closed |
Password check disabled | JP5 pins 9 & 10 | Open | |
| » | Mouse port enabled (uses IRQ12) | JP5 pins 11 & 12 | Closed |
Mouse port disabled (IRQ12 not used) | JP5 pins 11 & 12 | Open | |
| » | IOCHRDY signal disabled to IDE drive(s) | JP5 pins 13 & 14 JP5 pins 15 & 16 | Closed Open |
IOCHRDY signal enabled to IDE drive(s) | JP5 pins 13 & 14 JP5 pins 15 & 16 | Open Closed | |
| » | Bus wait states select none | JP5 pins 17 & 18 | Closed |
Bus wait state select one | JP5 pins 17 & 18 | Open | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP5 pins 19 & 20 | Open |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | CLRB | Open |
DRAM CONFIGURATION | ||||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | Bank 2 | Bank 3 |
1MB | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
2MB | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE | NONE |
3MB | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE |
4MB | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
4MB | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
5MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE | NONE |
6MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE |
7MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
8MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
9MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE |
10MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
12MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE |
13MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
16MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 |
16MB | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
17MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE | NONE |
18MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE |
19MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
20MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
21MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE |
22MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
24MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE |
DRAM CONFIGURATION (CON’T) | ||||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | Bank 2 | Bank 3 |
25MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
28MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 |
32MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
33MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | NONE |
34MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
36MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE |
37MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
40MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 |
48MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE |
49MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 256K x 36 |
52MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 |
64MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 |
CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION | ||||
Speed | JP1 | JP2 | JP3 | JP4 |
16MHz | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
20MHz | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
25MHz | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
33MHz | Open | Open | Open | Closed |