Ports and Connectors

Serial

9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible,

 

16-byte buffer connector

Parallel

25-hole connector; unidirectional,

 

bidirectional, or ECP

Video

15-hole connector

Audio

microphone miniconnector,

 

stereo headphones/speakers miniconnector

USB

two 4-pin USB 2.0–compliant connectors

Infrared sensor

sensor compatible with IrDA Standard 1.1

 

(Fast IR) and IrDA Standard 1.0 (Slow IR)

S-video TV-out

7-pin mini-DIN connector for S-video,

 

composite video, and S/PDIF (TV/digital

 

audio-adapter cable supports composite

 

video and S/PDIF)

Mini PCI

Type IIIA Mini PCI card slot

Modem

RJ-11 port

Network adapter

RJ-45 port

IEEE 1394

4-pin serial connector

 

 

Communications

 

 

 

Modem:

 

Type

v.92 56K MDC

Controller

softmodem

Interface

internal AC’97 bus

Network adapter

10/100 Ethernet LAN on system board

Wireless

Internal Mini PCI Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™

 

wireless support (optional)

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8600 specifications

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