x16 slot bidirectional speed: 8 GB/sec
PCI Express:
connector
one x1
connector size
36 pins
connector data width (maximum)
one PCI Express lane
PCI Express:
connector
one x16
connector size
164 pins
connector data width (maximum)
16 PCI Express lanes
Drives
Externally accessible
one slimline 3.5-inch media bay (for optional floppy
drive or optional Media Card Reader)
one slimline 5.25-inch drive bay
Available devices
Serial ATA drive, USB memory devices, CD drive, DVD
drive, DVD+RW drive, DVD/CD-RW combo drive,
DVD+/-RW, and Media Card Reader
Internally accessible
one bay for 1-inch high hard drive
Connectors
External connectors:
IEEE 1394
one 6-pin powered back-panel connector
one 6-pin powered front-panel connector
data transfer speeds: 100Mb/s, 200Mb/s, and
400Mb/s
Video
15-hole D-SUB connector
USB
two front-panel and five back-panel USB 2.0–
compliant connectors
data transfer speeds: 1.5Mb/s, 12Mb/s, and 480Mb/s
Audio
five back-panel connectors for line-in, line-out,
microphone, surround sound, and center/Low
Frequency Effects (LFE) channel
back-panel S/PDIF connector
front-panel miniature headphone connector for line-
out
front-panel microphone connector
Network adapter
RJ45 connector
Modem
RJ11 (MDC 1.5) connector
System board connectors:
IDE drive
one 50-pin connector
one 26-pin connector
Serial ATA
one 7-pin connectors
Fan
one 5-pin connectors
PCI Express x1
36-pin connector
PCI Express x16
164-pin connector
USB
10-pin header for optional Media Card Reader (3.5-
inch bay device)
MDC
one 12-pin connector
Front-panel audio
one 10-pin header
Front panel
one 34-pin header
Power
one 2 x 12 connector
Processor power
one 2 x 2 connector
IEEE 1394
one 2 x 5 header — always connected by cable to the
front panel; supports front-panel IEEE1394 port
ControlsandLights
Power control
push button
Power light
green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid
green for power-on state.
amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem
with an installed device; solid amber indicates an