1-2 Overview
This section provides an overview of the NEC PowerMate® CT system. Included are
descriptions of the system’s
! hardware configuration
! front, back, and inside features
! security features
! major components
! software.
The system can be configured as a minitower or as a desktop to suit the user’s requirements.
Configuration
The NEC PowerMate CT system is a built-to-order system for commercial offices. System
features include an Intel® Pentium III processor, the Intel 820 chipset, two Rambus® inline
memory module (RIMM™) sockets, Rambus dynamic random access memory (RDRAM), and
a plug and play input/output (I/O) controller.
The system also features two universal serial bus (USB) ports, two serial ports, a parallel port, a
MIDI/game port, and audio ports. Ultra direct memory access (DMA), remote wakeup (“Wake-
On LAN”), accelerated graphics port (AGP), audio modem riser (AMR), and power
management are supported.
Build choices include enhanced intelligent device electronics (EIDE) hard drives ranging from
10 gigabytes (GB) to 30 GB and higher. All drives feature Ultra DMA/66 and Self-Monitoring,
Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART).
System memory is provided in 64-MB (minimum), 128-MB, or 256-MB RIMM modules.
Memory configurations range from 64 MB to 512 MB.
Additional build choices include a speaker set, LAN board, sound board, modem board, and
peripheral devices such as a 40X or higher CD-ROM drive, an 12X or higher DVD-ROM drive,
an 8x4x32x CD-ReWritable (RW) drive, an 8-MB or higher AGP video board, and a 250-MB
capacity Zip® drive.
The following table summarizes the PowerMate CT system configuration.