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Ports
Your computer's system board includes the following
connectors on the rear panel:
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PS/2-style keyboard and mouse ports
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Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
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One serial port (9-pin "D" style)
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One parallel port
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One video connector
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Audio — microphone in, line in, line out, MIDI/game
port.
System Memory
Your system's standard memory configuration is 32 MB to
256 MB, depending upon the model you purchased. You
can expand the memory to a maximum of 256 MB. See
Appendix B for memory upgrade options.
Intel Xcelerator Multifunction Controller
Your computer uses an Intel PIIX4E, which incorporates
the PC-to-ISA bridge, a USB controller, a dual-channel
IDE interface, an enhanced DMA controller, an interrupt
controller, power management, and a real-time clock.
See Appendix B for the interrupt level assignments (IRQ)
table.
Flash ROM
With Flash ROM, a ROM BIOS change:
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is fast and easily done using a Flash utility
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eliminates the expensive replacement of ROM BIOS
chips, and reduces system maintenance costs
Understanding System Features 3-3
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