Reviewing System Features 1-13
Processor
The system comes with an Intel
®
Celeron™ 500-MHz or higher
processor with a 66-MHz or higher front side bus (FSB) or a
Pentium
®
III 533-MHz or higher processor with a 100-MHz or higher
FSB. Processor speed and FSB depend on system model.
Audio features
The system comes with sound integrated on the system board. The
audio chipset gives you a surround sound system for
three-dimensional sound effects. It also provides wavetable synthesis.
(Wavetable synthesis uses actual recordings of real sound effects and
musical instruments for a dynamic audio experience.)
Flashable ROM BIOS
The system’s ROM BIOS features system setup configuration,
plug-and-play support, and flash support for easy and economical
BIOS upgrades.
System memory
The system comes with at least 64 MB of ECC synchronous dynamic
random access memory (SDRAM) and supports up to 512 MB.
AGP graphics
All models ship with 4X AGP graphics integrated on the system
board. AGP enhances graphics performance, particularly for 3-D
applications.
Power management options
Power management options conserve energy and reduce power costs.
Software
NECC provides a variety of applications and hardware utilities with your
system to let you take advantage of your hardware capabilities.
Preloaded Software
Your system comes preloaded with the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98
operating system or the Windows 2000/Windows NT
®
operating system
configuration.
If you have a Windows 2000/Windows NT configuration, you must
choose the operating system you want to load. The operating system you
choose is your only operating system and is the one that the NEC OS
Restore program restores.
