System Overview
2.3.5 Mass Storage
These systems provide four SATA interfaces for mass storage devices. The SFF supports up to two removeable media devices and one internal hard drive. The MT supports up to three removeable media devices and two hard drives, and is available in
Supported SATA hard drives:
■SMART IV, 3.0 Gb/s, 7200 RPM drive sizes (GB): 80, 160, 250, 500
■SMART III, 3.0 Gb/s, 10000 RPM drive sizes (GB): 80, 160 Supported SATA removeable media drives:
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■SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive (requires special
2.3.6Serial Interface
These systems include a serial port accessible at the rear of the chassis and support a second serial port option. The serial interface is
2.3.7 Universal Serial Bus Interface
All models provide ten Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. Two ports are accessible at the front of the unit, six ports are accessible on the rear panel, and two ports are accessible through a header on the system board. These systems support a media card reader module that connects to the internal header. These systems support USB 1.1 and 2.0 functionality on all ports.
BIOS Setup allows for the disabling of USB ports individually or in groups. In order to secure the system against a physical attack, ports may be disabled even if there is nothing physically connected to them, such as the two front ports for the media card reader module when the module is not present.
2.3.8 Network Interface Controller
All models feature a Broadcom gigabit Network Interface Controller (NIC) integrated on the system board. The controller provides automatic selection of
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