Media Slots
One integrated Secure
Digital slot
Supports SD (Secure Digital) and MultiMedia Card media
Storage
Hard Drives
40-, 60-, 80-GB 5400 rpm SMART
60-GB 7200 rpm SMART
NOTE:
These hard drives are customer removable and will withstand multiple insertion/removal cycles.
Optical Drives
MultiBay II (9.5-mm)
DVD-ROM MultiBay II Drive
DVD/CD-RW Combo MultiBay II Drive
DVD+/-RW MultiBay II Drive
Second Hard Drive
MultiBay II (9.5-mm)
80-GB 5400 rpm MultiBay II Hard Drive
Interfaces
PC Card Slot
One – Type I/II
Smart Card Reader
One
External Monitor
One – VGA
External Microphone
One
Headphone/Line out
One
Power Connector
One
RJ-11
(Modem)
One
RJ-45
(NIC)
One
Ambient Light Sensor
One
Fast Infrared Port
One (4-Mb/s support)
IrDA 4-MB compliant; IR performance will vary depending on performance of
IR peripherals and application used.
Serial Port
One (nc8230 only)
IEEE 1394 Port
(4-pin)
One
S-Video TV Out
One (Support for NTSC/PAL)
USB 2.0
Three
Docking Connector
One
Travel Battery Connector
One
LED Status Indicators
Eleven
Audio
ADI AC '97 CODEC
Integrated 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro compatible audio
Integrated stereo speakers
External volume up, volume down, and mute buttons
Stereo headphone/line out
Stereo microphone in
QuickSpecs
HP Compaq nc8230 Notebook PC
Standard Features
DA - 12139 North America — Version 30 — September 6, 2006
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