Chapter 1

Audio Interface

Item

Specification

 

 

Audio Controller

Integrated Software Audio in SiS961 South Bridge with Realtek ALC202

 

AC97 Codec(No SPDIF)

 

 

Audio onboard or optional

Built-in

 

 

Mono or Stereo

Stereo

 

 

Resolution

20 bit stereo Digital to analog converter

 

18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial converter

 

 

Compatibility

Microsoft PC98/PC99, AC97 2.1

 

 

Mixed sound source

Line-in, CD, Video, AUX

 

 

Voice channel

8/16-bit, mono/stereo

 

 

Sampling rate

44.1 KHz

 

 

Internal microphone

No

 

 

Internal speaker / Quantity

Yes/2

 

 

Supports PnP DMA channel

DMA channel 00

 

 

Supports PnP IRQ

IRQ3, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11

 

 

Video Interface

Item

Specification

 

 

Chip vendor

SiS

 

 

Chip name

Integrated VGA chip in SiS650 North Birdge

 

 

Chip voltage

Core/3.3V

 

 

Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port

No

 

 

Video Resolutions Mode (for both LCD and CRT)

Resolution

16 bits

32 bits

(High color)

(True color)

 

 

 

 

800x600

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

1024x768

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

1152x864

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

1280x1024

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

1400x1050

Yes

Yes

(SXGA+panel only)

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port

 

 

Item

Specification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel port controller

SMSC LPC47N227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of parallel port

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

Rear side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector type

25-pin D-type connector, in female type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel port function control

Enable/Disable/Auto (BIOS or operating system chooses

 

 

 

 

configuration) by BIOS Setup

 

28

 

: Depending on your operating system, disabling an unused

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

device may help free system resources for other devices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Acer 270 Audio Interface, Video Interface, Video Resolutions Mode for both LCD and CRT, Parallel Port, Smsc LPC47N227

270 specifications

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