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Chapter 2. General information Access IBM To find more information about the features on the computer you can use the Access IBM Predesktop Area. To open the Access IBM Predesktop Area, use the following procedure: 1. Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. Turn on the computer and look for the following prompt on the logo screen: (To interrupt normal startup, press Enter) Press Enter when you see the prompt. 3. The Access IBM Predesktop Area opens. Additional information resources If you have Internet access, the most up-to-date information for your computer is available from the World Wide Web. You can find the following information: v CRU removal and installation instructions v Publications v Troubleshooting information v Parts information v Downloads and drivers v Links to other useful sources of information To access this information, point your browser to: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?Lndocid=part-video Features This section provides an overview of the computer features and preinstalled software. Microprocessor v Intel® Celeron™ (some models) v Intel Pentium® 4 (some models) v Intel Pentium 4 with HyperThreading (some models) v Internal cache (size varies by model type) Memory Support for two 184-pin dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). Each DIMM socket can support up to 1 GB of PC2700 double data rate (DDR) dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) for a system maximum of 2 GB. Internal drives v 3.5-inch, half-inch (slim) diskette drive (some models) v Hard disk drive v Optical drives such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo, CD-RW, or IBM Multi-Burner (some models) © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 5

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Chapter
2.
General
information
Access
IBM
To
find
more
information
about
the
features
on
the
computer
you
can
use
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area.
To
open
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area,
use
the
following
procedure:
1.
Shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Turn
on
the
computer
and
look
for
the
following
prompt
on
the
logo
screen:
(To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
Enter)
Press
Enter
when
you
see
the
prompt.
3.
The
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
opens.
Additional
information
resources
If
you
have
Internet
access,
the
most
up-to-date
information
for
your
computer
is
available
from
the
World
Wide
Web.
You
can
find
the
following
information:
v
CRU
removal
and
installation
instructions
v
Publications
v
Troubleshooting
information
v
Parts
information
v
Downloads
and
drivers
v
Links
to
other
useful
sources
of
information
To
access
this
information,
point
your
browser
to:
Features
This
section
provides
an
overview
of
the
computer
features
and
preinstalled
software.
Microprocessor
v
Intel
®
Celeron
™
(some
models)
v
Intel
Pentium
®
4
(some
models)
v
Intel
Pentium
4
with
HyperThreading
(some
models)
v
Internal
cache
(size
varies
by
model
type)
Memory
Support
for
two
184-pin
dual
inline
memory
modules
(DIMMs).
Each
DIMM
socket
can
support
up
to
1
GB
of
PC2700
double
data
rate
(DDR)
dynamic
random
access
memory
(SDRAM)
for
a
system
maximum
of
2
GB.
Internal
drives
v
3.5-inch,
half-inch
(slim)
diskette
drive
(some
models)
v
Hard
disk
drive
v
Optical
drives
such
as
CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM,
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Combo,
CD-RW,
or
IBM
Multi-Burner
(some
models)
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
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