Dell Precision WorkStation 210, User Manual

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Introduction 1-1
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Dell Precision™ 210 systems are high-speed, upgradable workstations designed
around Intel
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Pentium
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II and Pentium III microprocessors. These systems support
the high-performance Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and the
accelerated graphics port (AGP) bus. Each system also has an Industry-Standard
Architecture (ISA) design with one ISA slot that allows you to configure the computer
system to your initial requirements and then upgrade it as necessary.
This chapter describes the major hardware and software features of the system and
provides information you will need to reinstall the operating system, if necessary. It
also provides information about the indicators and controls on the computer’s front
panel and discusses connecting external devices to the computer.
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The system offers the following features:
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Intel Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors.
The Intel Pentium II processor includes MMX ™ technology designed to handle
complex multimedia and communications software. This processor incorporates
new instructions and data types as well as a technique called single instruction,
multiple data (SIMD). SIMD allows the processor to process multiple data
elements in parallel, thereby improving system performance when you are
running application programs written to take advantage of MMX technology.
The Intel Pentium II processor has a 16-kilobyte (KB) internal data cache and
a 16-KB internal instruction cache, an internal math coprocessor, and other
advanced internal logic.
The Intel Pentium III processor uses a new instruction set from Intel known as
streaming SIMD extensions (SSE) and a new feature called the processor serial
number. The SSE instruction set is made up of more than 70 new instructions
and includes floating-point SIMD to enhance 3D display performance and other
multimedia capabilities. The processor serial number uniquely identifies each
Pentium III processor.
The Pentium III processor also includes MMX technology.