Video subsystem
vTwo Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express x16 card slots on the system board for discrete graphics cards (varies by model type)
Audio subsystem
vIntegrated
vMicrophone connector and headphone connector on the front panel
vEight audio connectors on the rear panel
–Audio
–Audio
–Audio
–Audio
–Audio
–Microphone connector
–Optical Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format (SPDIF) in connector
–Optical SPDIF out connector
vInternal speakers
Connectivity
vOne or two 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller(s)
System management features
vAbility to store the
vAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support
vAlert Standard Format (ASF) 2.0
vAutomatic
vPreboot Execution Environment (PXE)
vSystem Management (SM) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) and SM software
vWake on LAN
vWake on Ring (in the Setup Utility program, this feature is called Serial Port Ring Detect for an external modem)
vWindows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Input/Output (I/O) features
v
v10 USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors
vEight audio connectors on the rear panel
vOne external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA) connector
vOne or two Ethernet connector(s)
vTwo audio connectors on the front panel (microphone connector and headphone connector)
vTwo IEEE 1394 connectors (available on some models)
For more information about I/O features, see “Locating connectors on the rear of your computer” on page 7.
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