Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Technician Certificate
(Reparación y Mantenimiento de
Computadoras)
Chapter 5: Expansion
Bus
“Ranuras de Expansión”
I/O Buses
Card/Edge Connector
8-bit
Speed = 4.77MHz
obsolete
Bus ISA (AT)
Card/Edge Connector
16-bit
Speed = 8.33 MHz
backwards compatible
to 8-bit ISA
BUS MICRO CHANNEL (MCA)
Card/Edge Connector
32-bit
Software configured
Controlled by IBM
Obsolete
BUS EISA (Extended ISA)
Card/Edge Connector
32-bit version of ISA
Speed = 8.33MHz
Bandwidth = 8.33MHz x 4
bytes (32 bits) = 33 MB/sec
Slot compatible with 8 or
16-bit ISA cards
Local Bus
Card/Edge Connector
32-bit
features
Compatibility
Throughput
Dependence on 486
Speed limitations
Electrical limitations
Card limitations
Bús PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect)
Card/Edge Connector
32-bit
Bandwidth
PnP
Bus Mastering
PCI Interrupt system
PCI Bus