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• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is an open industry standard for configuration and
power management.
• Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Desktop Management Interface provides a common path for users to access information about all
aspects of a computer, including processor type, installation date, attached printers and other peripherals,
power sources, and maintenance history.
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)
Intel Trusted Execution Technology is a hardware extension to some of Intel's microprocessors and
respective chipsets. This technology intends to provide computer users or system providers with a higher
level of trust and control over computer systems.
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
The Preboot Execution Environment is an environment to start computers using a network interface
independent of data storage devices (such as the hard disk drive) or installed operating systems.
• System Management (SM) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) and SM software
The SM BIOS specification defines data structures and access methods in a BIOS that allows a user or
application to store and retrieve information specific about the computer in question.
• Wake on LAN
Wake on LAN is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on
or woken up by a network message. The message is usually sent by a program running on another
computer on the same local area network.
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Windows Management Instrumentation is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model. It provides an
operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification.
Input/Output (I/O) features
• 9-pin serial port (one standard and one optional)
• Six Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors (two on the front panel and four on the rear panel)
• One Ethernet connector
• One VGA monitor connector
• Three audio connectors on the rear panel (audio line-in connector, audio line-out connector, and
microphone connector)
• Two audio connectors on the front panel (microphone connector and headphone connector)
For more information, see "Locating connectors, controls, and indicators on the front of your computer" on
page 7 and "Locating connectors and parts on the rear of your computer" on page 8.
Expansion
• Two hard disk drive bays (one standard and one optional)
• One optical drive bay
• One slim card reader drive bay
• One PCI Express x1 card slot
• One PCI Express x16 graphics card slot
• Two PCI card slots
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