DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
DIMENSION 486SX/25, 486DX/33, 486DX2/50
Processor | 80486SX/80487SX/80486DX/80486DX2 |
Processor Speed | 25/33/50(internal)/50/66(internal) |
Chip Set | OPTI |
Max. Onboard DRAM | 64MB |
SRAM Cache | 64/256KB (optional module) |
BIOS | AMI |
Dimensions | 330mm x 218mm |
I/O Options | Floppy drive interface, IDE interface, bus mouse port parallel port, serial port (2), VGA port |
NPU Options | None |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
PS/2 mouse | J1 | IDE interface LED | J23 |
IDE interface | J5 | Reset switch | J24 |
Floppy drive interface | J6 | Speaker | J25 |
Parallel port | J8 | Power LED & keylock | J26 |
Serial port (COM B) | J9 | VGA port | J27 |
Serial port (COM A) | J10 | ||
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Jumper | Position | |
| » | Monitor type select color | W1 | pins 1 & 2 closed |
Monitor type select monochrome | W1 | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | CMOS memory normal operation | W2 | pins 1 & 2 closed |
CMOS memory clear | W2 | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | I/O bus speed select SYSCLK/2 | W3 | pins 2 & 3 closed |
I/O bus speed select SYSCLK/1 | W3 | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
| » | On-board VGA enabled | W10 | pins 1 & 2 closed |
On-board VGA disabled | W10 | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
24MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE |
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 |
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 |
64MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 |
CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION | |||
CPU | Jumper W6 | Jumper W7 | Jumper W8 |
80486DX2 | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed |
80486DX | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed |
80487SX | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
80486SX | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | open |
SRAM JUMPER CONFIGURATION | |||
Size | Jumper W4 | Jumper W5 | Jumper W9 |
64KB | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed |
256KB | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
VIDEO SWITCH CONFIGURATION (SW1) | |||||
Mode | switch 1 | switch 2 | switch 3 | switch 4 | switch 5 |
56Hz vertical refresh | open | open | N/A | N/A | N/A |
60Hz vertical refresh | open | closed | N/A | N/A | N/A |
72Hz vertical refresh | closed | open | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Enable interlaced | N/A | N/A | open | open | N/A |
60Hz non-interlaced | N/A | N/A | open | closed | N/A |
72Hz non-interlaced | N/A | N/A | closed | open | N/A |
31.5KHz horizontal scan rate | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | open |
40KHz horizontal scan rate | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | closed |
VRAM CONFIGURATION | ||
Size | VRAM | SW1/switch 6 |
512KB | (2) 256K x 4 | closed |
1MB | (4) 256K x 4 | open |