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Audio
Audio chipset
ESS 1879
Sound support
16-bit stereo, full duplex
MIDI playback
FM and software wavetable synthesis with digital effects and 3D sounds
Volume control
Volume control wheel on left side of notebook provides full analog control
Internal microphone
Omni-directional, low-impedance microphone above keyboard
Internal speakers
Stereo speakers built into palm rest
Audio connectors
Mono Microphone Input, Stereo Line Input, Stereo Line Output, and
Headphone Output
Headphone output level is set with volume control wheel
Line output is unaffected by wheel setting
DVD-ROM drive option
DVD option bundle
Includes DVD-ROM drive and PC Card Hardware DVD decoder
DVD decoder
Type II PC Card decoder provides MPEG-2 video decoding
Dolby Digital (AC-3), MPEG and LPCM audio decoding
CSS authentication and descrambling, subpicture decoding, audio/video
sychronization, and on-screen display
Decoder supports DVD, VideoCD, CD-I, and CD-DA formats
DVD “Dangle” connectors
S-video and NTSC/PAL composite video output (Macrovision-encoded),
Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 output, stereo/Dolby ProLogic analog line output
Input/Output (I/O)
Keyboard
Full-sized keyboard with 19 x 19mm key pitch and 3mm travel
Windows keys
US, UK English, German, French, Swedish, Japan versions available
(International keyboards available only outside U.S.)
Pointing device
EZ-Pad Plus™ touchpad with separate scroll switch
I/O ports and connector
USB (x2)
Fast I/R
High Speed Serial (16550A-compatible)
Parallel (bi-directional, EPP, ECP), accepts FDD cable
PS/2 keyboard or mouse
DC input
Docking connector
One Type III or two Type I or II 32-bit PC Card sockets
XGA/SVGA/VGA external monitor
NTSC/PAL composite video output
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