Dell specifications Expansion Bus Vostro A100 Vostro A180

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Specifications

Expansion Bus

	Vostro A100	Vostro A180

Bus type	PCI 2.3	PCI 2.3
	SATA 1.0 and 2.0	PCI Express 1.0A
	USB 2.0	SATA 1.0 and 2.0
		USB 2.0
Bus speed	133 MB/s (PCI)	133 MB/s (PCI)
	1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps (SATA)	x1-slot bidirectional speed — 500 MB/
	480-Mbps high speed, 12-Mbps full	s (PCI Express)
	480-Mbps high speed, 12-Mbps full
	speed, 1.2-Mbps low speed (USB)	x16-slot bidirectional speed — 8 GB/s
		(PCI Express)
		1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps (SATA)
		480-Mbps high speed, 12-Mbps full
		speed, 1.2-Mbps low speed (USB)
PCI	one	two
connector size	124 pins	124 pins
connector data width	32 bits	32 bits
(maximum)

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