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Hardware Features
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1. Introduction Hardware Features The Notebook PC features a wide range of standard features, upgrades, and options. The following gives you all of your current choices. Many future options are being developed for the Notebook PC to keep up with the latest technologies. • Processor: Pentium® II 300MHz to 400MHz The Notebook PC uses an Intel® µPGA1 socket processor in order to support current and future Intel® processors. Current processors are Pentium® II (with 256KB level 2 cache built-in) and Celeron (with 128KB level 2 cache built-in) from 300MHz-400MHz. • BIOS: Programmable Phoenix BIOS The Notebook PC uses a programmable 256Kb flash EEPROM that supports Plug & Play. • Chipset: Intel 440MX The Notebook PC is equipped with an Intel 440MX chipset. The Intel 440MX chipset supports one IDE channel (master & slave), AC'97 link controller for software audio and modem, and integrated North and South bridge. • Memory: 32MB to 160MB 66MHz SDRAM The Notebook PC includes a 64-bit memory bus with 32MB of 66MHz SDRAM built-in. A single 144-pin SO-DIMM socket is available for a 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, or a 128MB SO-DIMM. • Display: 12.1" or 13.3" Active Matrix TFT The Notebook PC comes with an active matrix TFT 12.1" 800x600 SVGA or 13.3" 1024x768 XGA LCD display. • Graphics: 4MB SGRAM The Notebook PC comes with an SMI 710 2D VGA chipset with 64bit graphics acceleration engine and 4MB SGRAM for its graphics controller. The 12.1" display panel allows resolutions up to 800x600, and the 13.3" display panel allows resolutions up to 1024x768. The built-in VGA port provides a 15-pin D-sub VGA connector for connecting a CRT monitor, a second LCD monitor, or a video projector. Dual view and dual application in Windows 95/98/NT with independent LCD and CRT resolutions and refresh rates. Switchable Portrait or Landscape display for 90-degree CRT rotation. • CRT Display Modes: 640x480 to 1024x768 When using a CRT monitor on the external VGA port, three modes are possible: VGA (640x480), SVGA (800x600), and XGA (1024x768) with all resolutions supporting true color. • PC Cards: CardBus & Zoomed Video The Notebook PC comes with one Type II PCMCIA 2.1 compliant socket which supports 32-bit CardBus and Zoomed Video™ to accommodate any Notebook PC expansion card. 13