Technical Information 1-29
ZIP DRIVE
Some systems come with a Zip drive. The Zip drive is a high-capacity, high-performance
data storage device that writes data on and reads data from Zip disks. A Zip disk is flexible
media contained in a durable plastic cartridge. The Zip drive supports removable Zip disks
with a formatted capacity of 100 MB. The Zip drive can be used to back up work, archive
old files, and transport work between computers.
The Zip drive is installed in a 5 1/4-inch accessible slot. The installed Zip drive is connected
to an IDE cable that connects to the system board. The PCI/IDE channel, and the
master/slave configuration of the drive depend on the specific configuration of the system.
Zip drive specifications are given in Table 1-38.
SOUND BOARD
Some systems come with a Creative Labs AWE-32
sound board in an expansion slot. The
board incorporates the EMU
8000 Sound Engine for 32-voice polyphony for wave table
audio. SoundFont
technology allows the creation of customized musical instruments and
sound effects. Clear, realistic, three-dimensional sound is supported with the Creative 3D
Stereo Enhancement technology. Specifications for the sound board are given in
Table 1-32. Sound board features include:
16-channel, 16-voice capability with 32-note polyphony
128 instruments, 10 drum kits
general MIDI and MPC Level 3 compliance
creative 3D Stereo Enhancement technology
programmable sound effects including reverb, chorus, and vibrato tremolo
4-watt amplified output
32 levels of volume control
joystick port
Modem Blaster interface and TAD interface
full duplex DMA allowing 16-bit data for record and playback
digital/audio processor
music synthesizer (CQM
) with stereo DAC
Roland MPU-401 UART MIDI support.
