System Overview
1-10 AlphaServer 1000A Rackmount Owner’s Guide
Table 1–3: Rear Panel Ports and Slots
Port or Slot
Used to connect....
Four additional SCSI port knockouts
External SCSI devices without using an
adjacent slot
VGA port
VGA monitor
Keyboard port
PS/2-compatible keyboard
Serial port/terminal port (COM1)
Console terminal or serial-line peripheral such
as a modem
External SCSI port
External SCSI devices
Mouse port
PS/2-compatible mouse
Serial port (COM2)
Serial-line peripheral such as a modem
Parallel port
Parallel device such as a printer
Up to seven PCI slots
Option cards for high-performance network,
video, or disk controllers
Up to two EISA slots
Option cards for network, video, sound, or
disk controllers
Power inlet
System unit to a power outlet
Internal System Options
Your system supports the following types of options:
•
Storage options
•
PCI and EISA/ISA options
•
Memory options
Storage Options
Mass storage options are located in the three slots behind the bezel (Figure 1-4). The
system accommodates the following types of storage options:
•
One diskette drive
•
Two removable-media storage devices, typically a CD-ROM drive, a digital audio
tape (DAT) drive, or a quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) tape drive
•
Up to three 3½-inch fixed drives
Figure 1-4 shows the locations of the storage option compartments.
