IBM A40 TYPE 6840 Personal Computer User Manual


 
Chapter 2. General Information
Features
The NetVista type 2271/6840/6841 computers are available in 5 x 7 (five I/O
adapter slots, plus one AGP slot, and seven drive bays).
v Type 2271 is the minitower with the A40 board and modem.
v Type 6840 is the minitower with the A40 board.
v Type 6841 is the minitower with the A40P board.
Not all models come with all features summarized here.
Microprocessor
Intel
®
Pentium
III microprocessor with 256 KB of internal L2 cache memory
Memory
v Support for dual inline memory modules (DIMMs)
3.3 V, synchronous, 168-pin, unbuffered, 133 MHz nonparity synchronous
dynamic random access memory (SDRAM)
64 MB, 128 MB and 256 MB unbuffered nonparity DIMMs for a maximum of
512 MB
DIMM heights of 38.1 mm (1.5 inches)
v 512 KB flash memory for system programs
Internal drives
v 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive
v Internal hard disk drive
v EIDE CD or DVD drive (some models)
Video controller
v Dynamic video memory technology
v Accelerated graphics port (AGP) adapter (some models)
Audio subsystem
16-bit integrated Sound Blaster Pro compatible audio subsystem
Connectivity
v 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapter that supports Wake on LAN (some models)
v Modem (some models)
System management features
v Remote Program Load (RPL) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
v Wake on LAN
®
(requires Wake on LAN-supported network adapter)
v Wake on Ring (in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, this feature is called
Serial Port Ring Detect for an external modem and Modem Ring Detect for an
internal modem)
v Wake on Alarm
v Remote Administration (the ability to update POST and BIOS over the network)
v Automatic power-on startup
v System Management (SM) BIOS and SM software
v Ability to store POST hardware test results
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