System Overview
Table 1–3: Rear Panel Ports and Slots
Port or Slot
Four additional SCSI port knockouts
VGA port
Keyboard port
Serial port/terminal port (COM1)
External SCSI port
Mouse port
Serial port (COM2)
Parallel port
Up to seven PCI slots
Up to two EISA slots
Power inlet
Internal System Options
Your system supports the following types of options:
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Storage options
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PCI and EISA/ISA options
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Memory options
Storage Options
Mass storage options are located in the three slots behind the bezel (Figure 1-4). The
system accommodates the following types of storage options:
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One diskette drive
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Two removable-media storage devices, typically a CD-ROM drive, a digital audio
tape (DAT) drive, or a quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) tape drive
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Up to three 3½-inch fixed drives
Figure 1-4 shows the locations of the storage option compartments.
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Used to connect....
External SCSI devices without using an
adjacent slot
VGA monitor
PS/2-compatible keyboard
Console terminal or serial-line peripheral such
as a modem
External SCSI devices
PS/2-compatible mouse
Serial-line peripheral such as a modem
Parallel device such as a printer
Option cards for high-performance network,
video, or disk controllers
Option cards for network, video, sound, or
disk controllers
System unit to a power outlet