GE GFK-2251 manual System Peripherals

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System Peripherals

Removable Hard Disk Drive

The Panel C industrial computer system has a single removable hard disk drive. The drive is located on the side of the unit. The disk drive has a standard EIDE/ATA-2 interface. The standard size is 20GB or larger.

To remove the disk drive,

1. Shut down the operating system and remove power from the computer.

2. Turn the locking keys ¼ turn. The locking keys cannot be removed from the drive assembly.

3. Using the handles on the locking keys, pull the drive out of the enclosure.

4. Disconnect the IDE interface cable from the hard drive.

CD-ROM Drive

Panel C industrial computers include a connector for an external CD-ROM drive option. The CD-ROM connector and power connector are located on the side access panel.

Floppy Disk Drive

Panel C industrial computers include a connector for an external 3.5” 1.44Mb floppy disk drive option. The floppy drive connector and power connector are located on the side access panel.

External Keyboard and Mouse

An external keyboard and mouse (both using PS/2 connectors) can be attached via the connectors on the side access panel.

The touch screen and PS/2 mouse will work simultaneously if the mouse is Microsoft or IBM PS/2 compatible.

Graphic System

The standard Panel C industrial computer includes a 15 inch color TFT (XGA resolution) screen. The flat screen display has the following features:

•High Luminance (equal to or greater than 200cd/m2)

•Wide angle viewing

•A built-in back light with a long life back light tube (equal to or greater than 25,000 hrs)

5-2 Panel C Industrial Computer Hardware User's Manual – May 2003 GFK-2251