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2

 

 

 

GETTING STARTED WITH

 

HARDWARE

Computer Features

The Compaq Deskpro Family of Personal Computers includes

 

the following features that vary depending on the computer

 

model.

 

■ Intel Celeron or Pentium III processor

 

■ Intel 810, 810e, or 820 chipset with ITE 8889 PCI/ISA

 

bridge

 

■ Direct Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) or synchronous DRAM

 

(SDRAM) system memory

 

(Select models include error checking and correcting [ECC]

 

memory)

 

■ AGP graphics controller (embedded on select models)

 

■ Ultra ATA 66 hard drive or Wide Ultra2 SCSI hard drive

 

■ Compaq flexible ATX chassis, configurable either as a

 

desktop or minitower computer, including:

 

❏ four PCI expansion slots, one ISA expansion slot, and

 

one full-length “combination” slot for either a PCI or

 

an ISA expansion card (select models include an AGP

 

slot on the system board)

 

❏ five drive bays: one external 3.5-inch diskette drive

 

mounted with a drive adapter in a 5.25-inch, one-third

 

height bay; two external 5.25-inch, half-height bays for

 

optional drives; and two internal 3.5-inch, one-third

 

height bays for hard drives

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