•Audioconnectors
•Displayconnectors
•eSATAconnector(availableonsomemodels)
•InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE)1394connector(availableonsomemodels)
•PersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardconnector(availableonsomemodels)
•PS/2mouseconnector(availableonsomemodels)
•USB2.0connectors
•USB3.0connectors
Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1
and“Rearview”onpage3.
Expansion
•Cardreader
•Hard-disk-drivebays
•Memoryslots
•Optical-drivebays
•PCIExpressx1cardslots
•PCIExpressx16cardslot(negotiablelinkwidthx4,x1)
•PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot(graphicscardavailableonsomemodels)
Formoreinformation,see“Internaldrives”onpage8
and“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.
Powersupply
•250-wattautomatic85%voltage-sensingpowersupply
•400-wattautomatic92%voltage-sensingpowersupply
Wirelessfeatures
Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thefollowingwirelessfeaturesaresupported:
•WirelessLAN
•Bluetooth
Systemmanagementfeatures
•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall
aspectsofacomputer.Theinformationincludesprocessortype,installationdate,connectedprintersand
otherperipherals,powersources,maintenancehistory,andsoon.
•ErPLPScompliancemode
Theenergy-relatedproductsdirective(ErP)lowestpowerstate(LPS)compliancemodereducesthe
consumptionofelectricitywhenyourcomputerisinsleeporoffmode.Formoreinformation,see
“EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode”onpage36.
•IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE)
TheIntelligentCoolingEngineisasystemthermalmanagementsolutionthatenablesyourcomputer
torunwithbetterthermalandacousticperformance.TheICEfunctionalsomonitorsthethermal
performanceofyourcomputertoidentifythermalproblems.Formoreinformation,see“Switching
betweenbetteracousticandbetterthermalperformance”onpage36
and“Enablingordisablingthe
systemtorecordthermalalertlogs”onpage37.
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