Diskette Drive; Hard Disk Drive; Keyboard; Mouse - NEC POWERMATE VE - SERVICE MANUAL 08-1996 Service Manual

Technical Information 1-15

DISKETTE DRIVE

Up to two diskette drives are supported. The installed 3 1/2-inch diskette drive is connected
by a single ribbon cable with two drive connectors. The diskette drive cable plugs directly
into the system board. Typically both diskette drives are terminated. Connector locations
are given in Appendix A.

HARD DISK DRIVE

Up to two IDE hard drives are supported. The system board has two IDE/PCI interface
connectors (primary and secondary) for connecting various storage devices such as hard
disk drives. Each connector supports up to two IDE devices.
The system ships with one internal 3 1/2-inch hard disk drive (1-inch high, thin-height)
installed behind the front panel. The drive cable plugs into the primary (fast) connector on
the system board.

KEYBOARD

The PS/2-style 104 key keyboard is standard equipment for the system. The keyboard
provides a numeric keypad, separate cursor control keys, and 12 function keys, capable of
up to 48 functions. Status lamps on the keyboard indicate: Num (Numeric) Lock, Caps
(Capital) Lock, and Scroll Lock key status. The keyboard's six-pin connector plugs into the
rear of the system. The keyboard connector pin assignments are given in Appendix A.

MOUSE

A PS/2-compatible mouse is standard equipment for the system. The mouse has a self-
cleaning mechanism that prevents a buildup of dust or lint around the mouse ball and
tracking mechanism. The mouse's six-pin connector plugs into the rear of the system. The
mouse connector pin assignments are given in Appendix A.

MULTIMEDIA COMPONENTS

Systems configured for multimedia come with audio integrated on the system board, a
CD-ROM reader, a speaker set, and a microphone. The following briefly describes each.
Information on setting up and operating the speakers, microphone, and CD-ROM reader is
in Section 2, Setup and Operation.

Integrated Audio

Multimedia systems come with audio components integrated on the system board. Non-
multimedia systems do not have the audio components on the system board. The audio
components include an ESS ES1788 Sound Blaster-compatible chip, a Yamaha OPL3 FM
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synthesizer chip, and an SRS Labs Sound Retrieval System . The system's integrated audio
features the following: