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- Nubus/PDS Slot Devices Definitions
-
- Note: Because of the ability for the Slot boards to provide many not only
- new but duplicate services (such as additional serial ports, another SCSI
- Bus, etc.) there may be additional information here regarding the
- capabilities of your machine that does not appear in other report
- categories. PCI Slots are not covered in this category.
-
- When Nubus/PDS Slots is displayed, the All Slots checkbox appears
- which forces the list to include slots with assigned functionality but no
- physical slot card. This is also true if the <cmd> key is held down while
- choosing Reports... from the TattleTech pull down menu.
-
- [Text] = Item only exists under given circumstance
-
- General:
- Slot boards communicate their purpose and functions through
- a declaration ROM mounted on the board. If there is a declaration ROM,
- the board can be reported on, otherwise the Slot Manager is unaware that
- a board is in the slot. PDS slots are different from other slots in
- many senses. Other than the several different physical and electrical
- specifications that PDS slots possess, PDS boards are somewhat less likely
- to have a declaration ROM than other boards. If a declaration ROM is
- present, either type board is reported by slot after the physical slot
- counts below.
- Slots come in two forms, physical and built-in. An example
- of a built-in slot is the video connector provided on most newer machines.
- Physical slots are those into which a board can actually be inserted.
-
- • Total Physical PDS Slots Present = Total number of physical PDS slots
- in the machine
- • Total Physical Nubus Slots Present = Total number of physical
- Nubus slots in the machine
-
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-
- • Nubus/PDS Slot# = This represents the slot number in hex as seen by the
- Slot Manager. Built-in slots range in number from $0-$E while physical
- slots range from $9-$E. These numbers are machine type dependent.
- Only physical slots with boards and built-in slots with connected devices
- are reported. In certain cases, e.g. the LC, a built-in slot with no
- connected device may appear. You can force the list to include all slots
- which have a device or function mapped to them by selecting the All Slots
- checkbox.
- ◊ Pseudo Nubus Slot# = This number represents the physical location of the
- Slot containing the board, counting from the closest parallel side of
- the machine [Nubus Slot]
- ◊ Board Name = Name of the board [Present In Board ROM]
- ◊ Board ID = Identification number of the board as assigned by manufacturer
- [Present In Board ROM]
- ◊ Vendor ID = Name of manufacturer [Present In Board ROM]
- ◊ Serial# = Board serial number [Present In Board ROM]
- ◊ Revision Level = Revision level of the board [Present In Board ROM]
- ◊ Part# = Part number assigned by the manufacturer [Present In Board ROM]
- ◊ Date = Date of manufacture or revision [Present In Board ROM]
- ◊ Functional Resources: Following this heading is a listing of those functions
- which are currently available on the board. Some boards, e.g. SCSI,
- may support more than one device or device type. If you see a number
- next to Category or Type without a (name) next to it, please send us
- the numbers and any information which you may know regarding the
- function of the board. This information will then be used to update the
- category and type names. These fields are not listed in the "Tab-
- Delimited Text File Report" format. [Present In Board ROM]
-
- + Device SResource Name = Name of function from board’s point of view
- - Device Category = Category number and (category name) if known
- - Device Type = Device number and (type name) if known. If it is a video
- device, more information is available under Monitors, referenced by the
- Slot number
- - Device Software Interface Type = Format of the driver’s interface
- - Device Hardware ID = Identifies the supported hardware
- - Device SResource ID = Number, in hex, of the SResource which
- describes this function
- - Driver Number = Number of the driver which controls this device.
- Refer to the Driver list