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one Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) connector supporting up to five
internal and 7 external devices (hard disk drives, tape back-up drives, and CD
ROM readers) using the PCI local bus Fast SCSI-2 host adapter
supports a synchronous data transfer rate of 10 MB per second, which is
twice as fast as the regular SCSI
supports asynchronous data transfer rates up to 5 MB per second
supports the common command set (CSS) for compatibility
supports a command queuing feature that enhances multi-tasking
performance and helps reduce bottlenecks in I/O operations
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two fast PCI-bus enhanced IDE interface connectors (both connectors will
operate two devices)
one primary IDE connector, used by the hard disk drive
one secondary IDE connector, used by the IDE CD-ROM reader
supports up to 11-MB per second 32-bit wide data transfers on the high-
performance PCI local bus
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high-performance EISA bus with full bus mastering capability
supports 33-MB per second burst mode data transfer rate, increasing the
speed of I/O operations (which is very important for configurations with
multiple storage devices)
supports up to four EISA devices installed in system board’s EISA expansion
slots
allows maximum system throughput by distributing the workload to
intelligent subsystems, creating balanced system performance where no one
subsystem impedes the activity of another
supports downward compatibility with any installed Industry Standard
Architecture (ISA) hardware
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diskette drive interface controlling one or two diskette drives
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expansion board slots providing three EISA/ISA expansion slots, one PCI-bus
expansion slot, and one shared EISA or PCI-bus expansion slot
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system I/O controller integrating, on one chip, the controller functions for the
system’s two serial ports, bidirectional parallel port, and diskette drives