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From: dlow@polluxSVALE.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: HP Vectra ES info wanted
Message-ID: <5870023@polluxSVALE.HP.COM>
Date: 21 Jan 91 20:22:53 GMT
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>(Nick Stefanisko) 
>I am a software type person, but
>lately I've been adding on to my Vectra and have noticed some DIP
>switches and empty chip sockets that have no referance what so ever
>in the manuals that came with the computer. So what do the switches
>do and are the empty sockets for memory (just a wild guess)? If they 
>arn't for anything why are they there?  And while you're at it, if
>anyone has accidentally stumbled upon the meaning of life, please
>E-mail it to me too.

As a software person you obvious do not need to know about hardware. :-)
The switches are used with various hardware accessories such as the
80287 coprocessor. If you buy them you should get documentation on
what the switch settings should be. 

If you insist on knowing more :-), you can buy the hardware technical reference
manual (5061-8982) which will explain down to pin level what the switches
do.

I do not know the meaning of life but I do know the answer is 42.

			   Danny Low
    "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
	   Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
	     HP CPCD   dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com