3-10 Reviewing System Features
The combination of the enhanced parallel port and buffered
serial ports ensure optimum performance for future
peripheral devices and operating systems.
RJ-45 Port
The rear of the system contains an RJ-45-compatible
network port for connection to an Ethernet network. This
allows you to communicate with the server and share files
with other computers on the network.
IDE Port
The system board in the computer supports one internal
IDE port.
The port supports two IDE devices, one set as master on the
IDE channel, the other as slave. For system configuration
flexibility, the computer allows the logical connection of an
IDE device without the addition of a controller. (Physically,
only one hard disk fits in the chassis.)
The IDE port supports the Ultra DMA/33 standard for
33.3 MB per second, 32-bit wide data transfers on the high-
performance PCI local bus.
NOTE
The system supports only one Ultra DMA/33
device on the IDE channel. If an additional IDE
device is added to the IDE channel, neither device
can use Ultra DMA/33 mode.
USB Ports
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports allow you to add new
serial devices without opening up the system — simply plug
them into the ports. The USB determines system resources
for each peripheral and assigns them without user
intervention. Up to 127 devices can be daisy chained to a
single USB port.