AlphaPC 164RX Motherboard Product Brief

The Compaq AlphaPC 164RX Motherboard is a high-performance solution designed for embedded markets, serving as an alternative to x86 and RISC platforms. It supports Alpha 21164PC microprocessors at 525 or 600 MHz and is built to use standard PC components.

Key features include:

• Memory support for 64MB to 512MB of PC100-compliant SDRAM, managed by a Polaris system controller.
• A 1MB L2 cache.
• Five 32-bit PCI slots (one shared with an ISA slot).
• Integrated 10/100-Mb/s Ethernet and PCI IDE with UltraDMA support.
• Built-in ISA peripherals such as flash ROM (for AlphaBIOS), real-time clock, keyboard/mouse control, diskette control, UARTs, and a parallel port.
• A standard ATX form factor.

The motherboard is ideal for performance-critical applications like medical imaging, data/voice communications, and network/Internet servers. It comes with Windows NT AlphaBIOS firmware, enabling the installation of Windows NT 4.0, and carries a one-year warranty.