connector size

124 pins

connector data width (maximum)

32 bits

 

 

PCI Express

 

 

 

connector

one x1

 

 

connector size

36 pins

 

 

connector data width (maximum)

1 PCI Express lane

 

 

PCI Express

 

connector

one x16

 

 

connector size

164 pins

 

 

connector data width (maximum)

16 PCI Express lanes

 

 

 

 

Drives

 

 

 

Externally accessible:

 

Bays

one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay)

 

two 5.25-inch drive bays

 

 

Available devices

Serial ATA drives (4), floppy drive, USB memory

 

devices, CD/DVD drive, and Media Card Reader

Internally accessible:

two bays for 1-inch high serial ATA hard drives

 

 

 

 

Connectors

 

External connectors:

 

 

 

Video

15-hole connector

 

 

Network adapter

RJ-45 connector

 

 

USB

two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0-

 

compliant connectors

 

 

Audio

six connectors for 7.1 support

 

 

System board connectors:

 

 

 

Serial ATA

four 7-pin connectors

Internal USB device

one 10-pin connector (supports two USB ports)

 

 

Floppy drive

one 34-pin connector

 

 

Fan

one 5-pin connectors

 

 

PCI 2.3

two 124-pin connectors

 

 

PCI Express x1

one 36-pin connector

 

 

PCI Express x16

one 164-pin connector

 

 

Front panel

one 40-pin connector

 

 

Processor

one 940-pin connector

Memory

four 240-pin connectors

 

 

Power 12V

one 4-pin connector

 

 

Power

one 24-pin connector

 

 

 

 

Controls and Lights

 

 

 

Front of computer:

 

Power button

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 the power supply inside the computer. If the

 

system cannot boot and there is a solid amber light,

 

this indicates a problem with the system board (see

 

"Power Problems" in your Owner's Manual).

Diagnostic lights

four lights on the front panel (see Diagnostic Lights.)

 

 

Standby power light

AUX_PWR_LED on the system board

 

 

Hard-drive activity light

green light — When the computer is reading data

 

from or writing data to the hard drive.

 

 

LAN indicator light

green light — Solid green indicates that a LAN (local

 

area network) connection is established.

 

 

Rear of computer:

 

 

 

Link integrity light (on integrated network

green light — A good connection exists between a 10

adapter)

Mbps network and the computer.

 

 

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