This site made with this PB Updated November 25, 1998			Packard Bell Hillary Series System Type

The motherboard is the center of any system, because it will determine what components your system will support. Everything from the CPU to your sound card is connected to the motherboard. The identification of which board is in your system is the key to answering questions relating to your system.

This page is dedicated to the Hillary system types which include the 570/580/590/620/630/650 motherboards.  At this time I do not know the specfics of the differences between theses system, if anyone know, please contact me.

Which motherboard do you have?
To find out your motherboard type, visit my motherboard page.


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PB Hillary Motherboard Diagram -

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TRITON PCIset
The hillary series has the 82437FX (TSC), 82438FX (TDPs - 2), and 82371FB.

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BIOS

The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is essential to operate your computer; it provides the basic instructions that allow your computer to boot up.  To learn more on BIOS try this page called Bios Information. BIOS installation can be risky, so please research this issue before you try anything. Here is a link on how to install bios:
General Instructions on Bios Upgrades - Intel 

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BIOS for the Hillary motherboards

PB indicated that the 650 motherbord uses the PB570 BIOS, this probably means that all hillary motherbords use this same BIOS, I just feel I need a little more confirmation before I say definitly.

The updated BIOS for these systems is available from the PB home page in the service area .  The file you will need to download is 142394.EXE.  You may also download this file via FTP from the following link: ftp://ftp.packardbell.com/pub/bios/142394.exe

After you have downloaded the file, place a formatted system diskette in the
A: drive, move to the directory to which the file was saved, and type 142394
<Enter>.  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
 

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Synchronize your system's clock
 
Visit my PB Tools Page for this service.

The CPU is probably the central part of the computer; it does most of the work. There are several types of processors on the market today. Intel is the leader with their successful Pentium Processors.  Click here to see the insides of the Pentium chip (Large Graphic File). Has any one used any other processors (AMD, Cyrix) on this motherboard?

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WHAT CPU CAN I PUT IN MY PB PENTIUM?

The PB Hillary motherboard will can a 75, 90, 100, 120, or 133MHz Pentium
processor.  These chips must be CPU type 5 with the 320 pin configuration.  here are the jumper settings for these processors:
 

CPU   Type	Dip Switch Position
	2	6	7	8
75	Off	Off	Off	Off
90	On	Off	On	Off
100	On	Off	Off	On
120	On	On	On	Off
133	On	On	Off	On

The PowerLeap adapter may be an acceptable upgrade solution, please read my PowerLeap review for more details.
 

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OVERCLOCKING
Read my Overclcoking a Packared Bell Computer Page

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Video Memory Upgrade

The Hillary Series motherboards  features 1 MB of video memory, which is surface-mounted at (U4H2) and (U5H1) on the motherboard. You can upgrade your system's video memory to 2 MB by using the following procedure:

Install two 256Kx16 Fast Page Mode (70ns) DRAM SOJ chips in sockets (U4H1) and (U5H2), located below the Video (VGA) port on the motherboard (see Fig. D-1). 

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How to install Video memory -  To install video memory, find (U4H1) and (U5H2) sockets. Install one SOJ chip into each socket. Be sure that pin one is in line. This can be done by aligning the indented dot on the SOJ chip with the cut corner of the socket. The chip then needs to be uniformly pressed into place.

 
 

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Cache Memory Upgrade

The hillary series motherboards either come with 256k L2 cache or without.  There is no upgrade available.  Those systems with the 256k L2 cache can not be upgraded to 512 L2 cache.  You have only as much L2 cache as when you bought the system, no more and no less.

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Adding RAM
• SPECIFICATIONS

 A.  Use 70ns EDO DRAM SIMMs for 50MHz (Pentium 75 systems) bus speeds
 B.  Use 60ns EDO DRAM SIMMS for 60, or 66MHz (all other Pentium systems)
bus speeds.
 C.  70ns Fast Page Mode DRAM SIMMS can be used with all bus speeds.
 D.  All SIMMs should use Tin/Lead connectors.
 E.  Both SIMMs in the same bank MUST be the same type (EDO or Fast Paged
     Mode).  Do not mix SIMM types within a bank
For instalation instructions check out this page at PNY.

After installation the system automatically detects installed memory, so you won't need to change jumper settings when upgrading your memory.

SIMMs are inserted in Bank 0 or 1, sockets J10E1, J10F1 (Bank 0) 10D1, and
J10D2 (Bank1).  A bank must be filled when an upgrade is done.  The system
board will recognize up to 128M of on board memory
-When SIMM 2 in Bank 1 is properly seated, it will rest at a 45 degree angle.


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UPGRADE TABLE

Bank 0  (SIMMs Size)	Bank 1  (SIMMs Size)	Total  Memory		Bank 0  (SIMMs Size)	Bank 1  (SIMMs Size)	Total  Memory
Empty	2  1 X 32	8MB		2 2M X 32	2 4M X 32	48MB
Empty	2 2M X 32	16MB		2 2M X 32	2 8M X 32	80MB
Empty	2 4M X 32	32MB		2 4M X 32	Empty	32MB
Empty	2 8M X 32	64MB		2 4M X 32	2 1M X 32	40MB
2 1M X 32	Empty	8MB		2 4M X 32	2 2M X 32	48MB
2 1M X 32	2 1M X 32	16MB		2 4M X 32	2 4M X 32	64MB
2 1M X 32	2 2M X 32	24MB		2 4M X 32	2 8M X 32	96MB
2 1M X 32	2 4M X 32	40MB		2 8M X 32	Empty	64MB
2 1M X 32	2 8M X 32	72MB		2 8M X 32	2 1M X 32	72MB
2 2M X 32	Empty	16MB		2 8M X 32	2 2M X 32	80MB
2 2M X 32	2 1M X 32	24MB		2 8M X 32	2 4M X 32	96MB
2 2M X 32	2 2M X 32	32MB		2 8M X 32	2 8M X 32	128M

 

The Hillary series motherboard has the CL-GD5430 Video Controller.

The Hard Drives on Packard Bell Systems are not uniform, each motherboard can have a different size and manufacturer of the hard drives.

If you want more information I suggest you contact the individual manufacturer of your hard drive.

Just visit my manual download page and click on the appropriate link.