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==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
The N64 contains the following main components: | The N64 contains the following main components:<br> | ||
- A VR4300 (R4300i) MIPS III CPU clocked at 93.75 MHz by default | - A VR4300 (R4300i) MIPS III CPU clocked at 93.75 MHz by default<br> | ||
- The Reality Coprocessor (RCP), which handles graphics and audio and is made up of the Reality Display Processor (RDP) and Reality Signal Processor (RSP), the latter of which is an R4000-based vector processor | - The Reality Coprocessor (RCP), which handles graphics and audio and is made up of the Reality Display Processor (RDP) and Reality Signal Processor (RSP), the latter of which is an R4000-based vector processor<br> | ||
- 4.5 MB of RDRAM (9 MB with Expansion Pak); the RAM is on a 9-bit bus but the 9th bit is only available to the RCP, making it only 4 MB (8 MB with Expansion Pak) for the CPU | - 4.5 MB of RDRAM (9 MB with Expansion Pak); the RAM is on a 9-bit bus but the 9th bit is only available to the RCP, making it only 4 MB (8 MB with Expansion Pak) for the CPU<br> | ||
- The Peripheral Interface chip (PIF), which verifies cartridges and interfaces the CPU with peripherals such as [[N64 Controller|controllers]], cartridge [[EEPROMs|EEPROMs]], and the reset button | - The Peripheral Interface chip (PIF), which verifies cartridges and interfaces the CPU with peripherals such as [[N64 Controller|controllers]], cartridge [[EEPROMs|EEPROMs]], and the reset button<br> | ||
==Boot Process== | ==Boot Process== | ||