Dell Precision 410 Dell Precision WorkStation 410 Desktop Systems User's Guide - Page 23

Dell® Precision 410 systems are high-speed, upgradable workstations designed around Intel® Pentium® II microprocessors. These systems support the highperformance Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and the accelerated graphics port (AGP) bus. Each system also has an Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) design with one ISA slot that allows you to configure the computer system to your initial requirements and then upgrade it as necessary. This chapter describes the major hardware and software features of the system and provides information you will need to reinstall the operating system, if necessary. It also provides information about the indicators and controls on the computer's front panel and discusses connecting external devices to the computer. The system offers the following features: An Intel Pentium II microprocessor. The following microprocessor options are available: - Single or dual Intel Pentium II microprocessor(s) with an internal speed of 350 megahertz (MHz) and an external speed of 100 MHz - Single or dual Intel Pentium II microprocessor(s) with an internal speed of 400 MHz and an external speed of 100 MHz The Intel Pentium II microprocessor includes MMX™ technology designed to handle complex multimedia and communications software. This microprocessor incorporates new instructions and data types as well as a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD). SIMD allows the microprocessor to process multiple data elements in parallel, thereby improving system performance when you are running application programs written to take advantage of MMX technology. The Intel Pentium II microprocessor has a 16-kilobyte (KB) internal data cache and a 16-KB internal instruction cache, an internal math coprocessor, and other advanced internal logic. Introduction 1-1