HP Digital PC 500 manual

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  • Page 1

    DIGIT AL PC 5100 MIS managers who demand security and manageability will want the DIGITAL ™ PC 5100 (formerly Celebris ™ FX-2). Optimized to run Windows NT ® or Windows ® 95, the DIGITAL PC 5100 comes loaded with features, from integrated audio, 3-D graphics, and networking to SMART drive technology and leading-edge security features. And wit[...]

  • Page 2

    DIGIT AL PC 5100 Competitive Comparison A • 20 DIGITAL ™ Compaq HP IBM Dell Features PC 5100 Deskpro 4000 XA PC 300PL OptiPlex GXi Processors 166 Pentium ® w/MMX 166 Pentium w/MMX 166 Pentium w/MMX 166 Pentium w/MMX 200 Pentium 200 Pentium w/MMX 200 Pentium w/MMX 200 Pentium w/MMX 200 Pentium w/MMX 166 Pentium w/MMX 233 Pentium w/MMX 233 Penti[...]

  • Page 3

    DIGIT AL PC 5100 Processors Model/Processor/Speed/Enclosure: DIGITAL ™ PC 5100 low-profile/short-tower 166MHz Pentium ® processor with MMX technology 200MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology 233MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology External bus speed: 66MHz Internal architecture: 32-bit PCI Address bus: 32-bit Data bus: 64-bit Primary ca[...]

  • Page 4

    DIGIT AL PC 5100 T echnical Specifications A • 22 Multilevel Security and Manageability SecureON for secure remote system wake-up SecureBIOS for firmware tampering prevention SecureBOX for system box tampering detection Built-in BIOS password protection User and supervisor passwords Diskette drive write control Flash ROM write protection Diskette[...]

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    For updated information refer to www.windows.digital.com DIGIT AL PC 5100 Par t Numbers A • 23 Configurations All configurations include: 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive, 512KB pipeline-burst write-back cache, integrated S3 ™ ViRGE/GX 2-D/3-D graphics controller, integrated audio, integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX networking DIGITAL ™ PC 5100 lo[...]

  • Page 6

    Front View DIGIT AL PC 5100 Perspectives A • 24 Back View Low-profile Enclosure Microphone Jack Power On/Off Switch 3.5" 1.44MB Diskette Drive (standard) Front-accessible 5.25" Storage Bays Power Indicator Reset Button Diskette Eject Button CD-ROM Drive (select models) CD-ROM Eject Button Headphone Jack Hard Drive Indicator AC Power Inp[...]

  • Page 7

    Perspectives A • 25 A Internal View (with case removed) Low-profile Enclosure Internal Hard Disk Drive 3.5" 1.44MB Diskette Drive Slide-in/Slide-out Motherboard Three DIMM Sockets CD-ROM Drive (select models) Pentium ® Processor with ZIF Socket 7 DIGIT AL PC 5100 1 PCI Slot 1 ISA Slot 1 PCI/ISA Slot 7-DIG-JAN-02 5100 CG 12/4/97 10:27 AM Pag[...]

  • Page 8

    DIGIT AL PC 5100 Perspectives A • 26 Back View Short-tower Enclosure Front View Power Button 3.5" 1.44MB Diskette Drive (standard) Reset Button Indicator Lights CD-ROM Drive (select models) Front-accessible 5.25" Storage Bays Voltage Select Switch Serial Port AC Power Input Security Hasp Graphics Port Two USB Ports Mouse Port Keyboard P[...]

  • Page 9

    DIGIT AL PC 5100 Perspectives A • 27 A Internal Side View (with motherboard pulled out) Short-tower Enclosure Swing-out Hard Disk Drive Bracket 3.5" 1.44MB Diskette Drive CD-ROM Drive (select models) Slide-in/Slide-out Motherboard Three 168-Pin DIMM Sockets 200W Power Supply Two 3.5" Internal Storage Bays PCI and ISA Slots Additional 5.[...]

  • Page 10

    DIGIT AL PC 5100 Memor y Configurations A • 28 DIGITAL ™ PC 5100 Memory Configurations Total Socket J7 Socket J6 Socket J5 Memory Dual-Bank Dual-Bank Single-Bank 16MB 16MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 32MB 32MB 48MB 16MB 16MB 16MB 48MB 16MB 32MB 48MB 32MB 16MB 64MB 16MB 32MB 16MB 64MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 64MB 32MB 32MB 64MB 64MB 80MB 16MB 64MB 80MB 32MB 32MB 16MB[...]