IBM A50 User Manual

Internal drives
v 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive
v Internal hard disk drive
v EIDE CD drive or DVD drive (some models)
Video
subsystem
v An integrated graphics controller for a Video Graphics Array (VGA) monitor
v Accelerated graphics port (AGP) video adapter slot on the system board (some
models)
Audio
subsystem
v AC’97 with ADI 1981B Audio Codec
v Line in, line out, and microphone connectors on the rear panel
Connectivity
v 10/100 Mbps integrated Intel Ethernet controller that supports the Wake on
LAN
®
feature
v Soft modem V.90/V.44 (some models)
System
management features
v Remote Program Load (RPL) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
v Wake on LAN
v Wake on Ring (in the IBM Setup Utility program, this feature is called Serial Port
Ring Detect for an external modem and Modem Ring Detect for an internal
modem)
v Remote Administration
v Automatic power-on startup
v System Management (SM) BIOS and SM software
v Ability to store POST hardware test results
Input/output
features
v 25-pin, Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)/Extended Parallel Port (EPP)
v 9-pin serial connector
v Six 4-pin, USB connectors (two on front panel and four on rear panel)
v PS/2
®
mouse connector
v PS/2 keyboard connector
v Ethernet connector
v VGA monitor connector
v Three audio connectors (line in, line out, and microphone)
Expansion
v Four drive bays
v Three 32-bit peripheral component interconnect (PCI) adapter slots
Note: See “Installing adapters” on page 38 for supported card lengths.
v One accelerated graphics port (AGP) expansion slot (some models)
Power
v 230 W power supply with manual voltage selection switch
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IBM A50 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	A50
Category	Desktop
Language	English