Computer Information

Chipset

Intel 945G Express

 

DMA channels

eight

 

Interrupt levels

24

 

BIOS chip (NVRAM)

4 Mb

 

NIC

integrated network interface capable of 10/100-Mbps

 

 

communication

 

System clock

800-MHz data rate

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Intel integrated Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Sigmatel STAC9220

 

 

 

 

Expansion Bus

 

 

 

 

 

Bus type

PCI Express x1 and x16

 

Bus speed

PCI Express:

 

 

x1 slot bidirectional speed: 500 MB/s

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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5150C specifications

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