Table 1-5. Technical Specifications (Continued)

 

Integrated SCSI Controller

 

 

Type

. . . . . . . . . . Adaptec AIC-7880 ultra wide SCSI controller with

 

integrated 68-pin SCSI connector on the system

 

board

 

 

 

Drives

Externally accessible

bays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 5.25-inch bay (upper bay) dedicated to a 3.5-inch diskette drive; one 5.25-inch bay (middle bay) containing a CD-ROM drive; one 5.25-inch bay (lower bay) for a tape drive or CD-ROM drive

Internally accessible

bays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . three hard-disk drive bays for SCSI hard-disk drives up to 1.6-inch-high

Ports

Externally accessible:

Serial (DTE) . . . . . . two 9-pin connectors; 16550-compatible

Parallel . . . . . . . . . . one 25-hole connector (bidirectional)

Video . . . . . . . . . . . one 15-hole connector (VGA compatible)

PS/2-style key-

board . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-pin mini-DIN

PS/2-compatible

mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 6-pin mini-DIN

Internally accessible:

SCSI controller . . . . one 68-pin ultra (fast-20) wide connector

Diskette drive . . . . . 34-pin connector

Controls and Indicators

Reset control. . . . . . . . . push button

Power control . . . . . . . . push button

Power indicator. . . . . . . green LED

Diskette-drive access

indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED

Hard-disk drive access

indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED

CD-ROM drive access

indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED

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