Chapter 1: Introduction
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Onboard Controllers/Front Side Ports
An onboard IDE controller supports one fl oppy drive and up to four Ultra ATA 100
hard drives or ATAPI devices. Front side ports include one COM port, one parallel
(printer) port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, a graphics port and
two Gigabit LAN (NIC) ports.
Other Features
Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors, a
chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU
overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.