Diskette write-protection™

Alert on LAN

Accelerated graphics port (AGP) video adapter with up to 16 MB of Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory (SGRAM)

Integrated 16-bit audio controller and built-in high-quality speaker (supports SoundBlaster, Adlib, and Microsoft® Windows® Sound System applications)

Networking

IBM 10/100 megabits-per-second (Mbps) PCI Ethernet adapter with Wake on LAN in some models

IBM PCI token-ring adapter with Wake on LAN support (optional)

Expansion: four drive bays, three PCI expansion slots

PCI I/O bus compatibility

EnergyStar compliance (some models only)

3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive

Input/Output features

One 25-pin, ECP/EPP parallel port

Two 9-pin, 16550 universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) serial ports

Two 4-pin, Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

One 6-pin, keyboard port

One 6-pin, mouse port

One 15-pin, DDC2B-compliant monitor port or

One 24-pin, DVI-I port on the AGP adapter (on some models)

Three 3.5-mm audio jacks (in/headphone out, line in, microphone)

CD-RW

CD-Rewritable(CD-RW)drives, standard on some models, enable the recording and reuse of CD recordable media. The laser used in CD-RW has variable temperatures to provide the three functions of CD-RW drives: playing CDs or CD-RWs, erasing CD-RWs, and recording CD-RWs.

CD-RW drives can read traditional CDs, but many older CD players cannot read CD-RWs. Their light reflective properties are about one-third that of traditional CDs. CD-RW drives cannot read DVDs.

To learn more about CD-RW drives, see the Understanding Your Personal Computer publication for your personal computer model and type number. This publication is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.

DVD-ROM

DVD-ROMdrives, standard on some models, differ from CD-ROM and CD-RW drives as the result of refinements in laser technology.

The recording tracks on DVD media are not as deep and are more condensed than on CDs or CD-RWs, therefore DVDs provide more storage space. DVD media also use both sides of the disk, as opposed to just one side for CDs and CD-RWs.

DVD-ROM drives read traditional CDs, CD-RWs, and DVDs.

To learn more about DVD-ROM drives, see the Understanding Your Personal Computer publication for your personal computer model and type number. This publication is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.

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