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98 VAIO MicroTower System Reference Drives and Controllers Diskette controller Diskette drive EIDE controller IDE hard drive CD-ROM drive (PCV-E201) DVD-ROM drive (PCV-E203/PCV-E205) 765A-compatible (supports up to 2.88 MByte) 1.44 MByte 3.5-inch MFDD Supports up to four EIDE drives (supports PIO Mode 4 EIDE drives and Ultra DMA/33 Mode drives) PCV-E201: 4.3 GByte (bus-mastering EIDE driver installed) PCV-E203: 6.4 GByte (bus-mastering EIDE driver installed) PCV-E205: 8.4 GByte (bus-mastering EIDE driver installed) 24X (maximum performance).* 5X (maximum performance).† * Data on a CD-ROM disc is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 10X at the innermost track to 24X at the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 kbytes/s). The average data transfer rate is 17X (2550 kbytes/s). † DVD-ROM drive also plays CD-ROM discs. Data on the DVD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 2X at the innermost track to 5X at the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1X rate is 1385 kbytes/s). The average data transfer rate is 3.4X (4709 kbytes/s). Data on a CD-ROM disc is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 10X at the innermost track to 24X at the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 kybtes/s). The average data transfer rate is 17X (2250 kbytes/s). BIOS Make and model ROM Passwords Recovery boot block Power management Plug and Play devices Phoenix BIOS 256 kbytes flash* User and supervisor passwords supported Supported Supports ACPI Supported * Flash-ROM update utility is available.

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference
98
Drives and Controllers
BIOS
Diskette controller
765A-compatible (supports up to 2.88 MByte)
Diskette drive
1.44 MByte 3.5-inch MFDD
EIDE controller
Supports up to four EIDE drives (supports PIO Mode
4 EIDE drives and Ultra DMA/33 Mode drives)
IDE hard drive
PCV-E201: 4.3 GByte (bus-mastering EIDE driver
installed)
PCV-E203: 6.4 GByte (bus-mastering EIDE driver
installed)
PCV-E205: 8.4 GByte (bus-mastering EIDE driver
installed)
CD-ROM drive
(PCV-E201)
24X (maximum performance).
*
*
Data on a CD-ROM disc is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 10X at the innermost track to 24X at
the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 kbytes/s). The average data transfer rate is 17X
(2550 kbytes/s).
DVD-ROM drive also plays CD-ROM discs. Data on the DVD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging
from 2X at the innermost track to 5X at the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1X rate is 1385
kbytes/s). The average data transfer rate is 3.4X (4709 kbytes/s). Data on a CD-ROM disc is read at a variable
transfer rate, ranging from 10X at the innermost track to 24X at the outermost track (the data transfer
standard 1X rate is 150 kybtes/s). The average data transfer rate is 17X (2250 kbytes/s).
DVD-ROM drive
(PCV-E203/PCV-E205)
5X (maximum performance).
Make and model
Phoenix BIOS
ROM
256 kbytes flash
*
*
Flash-ROM update utility is available.
Passwords
User and supervisor passwords supported
Recovery boot block
Supported
Power management
Supports ACPI
Plug and Play devices
Supported