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Welcome to the Maintenance & Service Guide (MSG) for
the
Compaq Prosignia 170 Series Computer.
This is an online guide designed to serve the needs of those whose job it is to repair
Compaq products.
Please first read the Legal Notice which contains copyright and trademark
information.
Then read the How to Use this Guide section, which shows symbol conventions,
technician notes, and the serial number location for the unit.
Click here for information on the computer's Battery pack and other Power Management
information.
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Maintenance and Service Guide--Compaq Prosignia Notebook 170
Third Edition (May 2000)
Compaq Computer Corporation
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How to use this Guide
Preface
This Maintenance and Service Guide is a troubleshooting guide that can be used for reference when servicing the Compaq
Prosignia Series Portable Computers.
Compaq Computer Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the Compaq Prosignia Series Portable Computers
without notice.
Symbols
The following words and symbols mark special messages throughout this guide:
WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the warning could result in
bodily harm or loss of life.
CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to
equipment or loss of data.
IMPORTANT:
Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions.
NOTE:
Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information.
Technician Notes
WARNING: Only authorized technicians trained by Compaq should repair this equipment. All troubleshooting
and repair procedures are detailed to allow only subassembly/module level repair. Because of the complexity
of the individual boards and subassemblies, the user should not attempt to make repairs at the component
level or to make modifications to any printed circuit board. Improper repairs can create a safety hazard. Any
indications of component replacement or printed circuit board modifications may void any warranty
Serial Number
When requesting information or ordering spare parts, the computer serial number should be provided to Compaq. The serial
number is located on the bottom of the computer.
Locating Additional Information
The following documentation is available to support this product:
Compaq Prosignia Series Portable Computer documentation set●
Introducing Windows 98 Guide●
Introducing Windows 2000 Professional Guide●
Service Training Guides●
Compaq Service Advisories and Bulletins●
Compaq QuickFind●
Compaq Service Quick Reference Guide●
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Product Description
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>Models
>Features & Controls
>Front Bezel Buttons:
Pointing Stick Model
>Front Bezel Buttons:
TouchPad Model
>Front Bezel Lights
>Left Side
Components
>Right side
Components
>Bottom of Unit
>Rear Connectors
>Power Management
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Troubleshooting
Index Page
Follow these basic steps when beginning the troubleshooting process:
Complete the Preliminary steps.1.
Run the Power-On Self-Test (POST).2.
Run Computer Setup.3.
If you are unable to run POST or if the problem persists after running POST, perform the
recommended actions described in the Troubleshooting without Diagnostics section.
Follow these guidelines when troubleshooting:
Complete the recommended actions in the order in which they are given.
●
Repeat POST after each recommended action until the problem is resolved and the error
message does not return.
●
When the problem is resolved, stop performing the troubleshooting steps and do not
complete the remaining recommended actions.
●
Refer to Chapter 5 for recommended removal and replacement procedures.●
NOTE:
If the problem is intermittent, check the computer several times to verify
that the problem has been solved.
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Removal & Replacement Preliminaries
Removal & Replacement Procedures
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Illustrated Parts Catalog
Index Page
This section helps identify the number associated with each item(s) for the Compaq Prosignia
Series Portable Computers. These Numbers are used to order replacement parts.
Main System Components
Mass Storage Devices
Miscellaneous Parts
Documentation & Software
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Index Page
This chapter covers the following specifications of Compaq Prosignia Series Portable
Computers. Click on a link to go to a particular specification:
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System Memory
System Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin Assignments
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Specifications
Physical & Environmental
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
U.S. Metric
Dimensions
Height
Depth
Width
12.4 in.
1.1 in.
9.8 in.
31.4 cm
2.8 cm
24.9 cm
Weight
(minimum
weight, actual
weight varies
with
configuration)
5.3 lbs. 2.09 kg
Battery
Nominal
operating voltage
Average
operating power
Peak operating
power
14.4V (8-cell), 10.8V (6-cell)
15 W
30 W
Temperature
Operating
Nonoperating
50 to
104°F
-4 to
140°F
10 to 40°C
-20 to 60°C
Relative
Humidity
(noncondensing)
Operating
Nonoperating
10 to 90%
5 to 95%
Altitude
(nonpressurized
environment)
Operating
Nonoperating
0 to
10,000 ft
0 to
30,000 ft
0 to 3048 m
0 to 9144 m
Shock
Operating
Nonoperating
10 G, 11 ms, half sine
240 G, 2 ms, half sine
Vibration
Operating
Nonoperating
0.25 G, 50-500 Hz sine, 1/2
octave/minute sweep
1.00 G, 50-500 Hz sine, 1/2
octave/minute sweep
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Display
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
14.1-inch XGA, CTFT Display
U.S. Metric
Dimensions
Height
Width
Diagonal
11.22 in.
8.46 in.
14.1 in.
28.5 cm
21.5 cm
35.81 cm
Number of Colors
up to 16.8 million
Contrast Ratio
150:1
Brightness
120 nits 125 CD/M2
Pixel Resolution
Pitch
Format
Configuration
1024 × 768
RGB Stripe
0.264 × 0.264 mm
Backlight
Edge-Lit, bottom
Character Display
80 × 25
Total Power
Consumption
4.2 W / Inverter (max)
13.3-inch XGA, CTFT Display
U.S. Metric
Dimensions
Height
Width
Diagonal
10.6 in.
8 in.
13.3 in.
26.9 cm
20.3 cm
33.8 cm
Number of Colors
up to 16.8 million
Contrast Ratio
150:1
Brightness
120 nits 125 CD/M2
Pixel Resolution
Pitch
Format
Configuration
1024 × 768
RGB Stripe
0.264 × 0.264 mm
Backlight
Edge-Lit, bottom
Character Display
80 × 25
Total Power
Consumption
4.2 W / Inverter (max)
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Specifications
Hard Drives
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
6 GB 12 GB 18 GB
User capacity per
drive
6.4 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Drive height
Drive width
0.5 in/12.5
mm
2.75 in/7 mm
0.5 in/12.5
mm
2.75 in/77
mm
.5 in./12.5 mm
2.75 in./70 mm
Interface type
ATA-4 ATA-4 ATA-4
Seek times
(typical, including
settling)
Single track
Average
Full stroke
3 ms
13 ms
25 ms
2.5 ms
12 ms
23 ms
2 ms
12 ms
23 ms
Physical configuration
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors per track
Bytes per sector
9279
6
63
512
23,392
16
63
512
35,152
16
63
512
Logical configuration
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors per track
12,416
15
63
13424
16
63
16383
16
63
Transfer rate
Media
Interface
86.4 to 153.3
MB/s
UDMA 33.3
MB/s
85.5 to
161.6 MB/s
UDMA 33.3
MB/s
85.5 to 161.1
MB/s
UDMA 33.3
MB/s
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Specifications
CD & DVD Drives
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
24X CD-ROM Drive
Applicable Disc
CD-ROM
Applicable Disc CD-ROM
(Mode 1, 2 and 3), CD-XA
ready (Mode 2, Form 1 and
2), CD-I ready (Mode 2, Form
1 and 2), CD-R (read only),
CD Plus, Photo CD (Single and
Multi-session),
CD-Extra, Video CD, CD-WO
(fixed packets only),
CD-Bridge
Center Hole Diameter
.59 in./15 mm
Disc Diameter
12 cm, 8 cm
Disc Thickness
1.2 mm
Track Pitch
1.6 µm
Access Time
Random
Full Stroke
< 150 ms
< 300 ms
Audio Output Level
Line Out
0.7 V rms
Cache Buffer
128 KB
Data Transfer Rate
Sustained, 16X
Variable
Normal PIO Mode 4
(single burst)
Startup time
Stop time
2400 KB/s (150 KB/s at 1X)
1500 to 3600 KB/sec
16.6 MB/sec
< 8.0 seconds
< 4.0 seconds
8X DVD-ROM Drive
Applicable Disc
DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10
CD-ROM mode 1, mode 2
CD-Digital Audio
CD-XA mode (Form 1, Form 2)
CD-I Ready
CD-Bridge
CD-R
Photo CD (single/multisession)
Center Hole Diameter
.59 in./15 mm
Disc Diameter
12 cm, 8 cm
Disc Thickness
1.2 mm
Track Pitch
.74 m
Access Time
Random
Full Stroke
< 150 ms
< 225 ms
Audio Output Level
Line Out
Headphone
0.7 V rms
none
Cache Buffer
128 KB
Data Transfer Rate
Sustained, 1x CD rate
Sustained, 16x CD rate
Sustained, 1x DVD rate
Sustained, 4x DVD rate
Normal IO Mode 4 (single
burst)
150 KB/sec
2400 KB/sec
1380 KB/sec
5520 KB/sec
16.6 MB/sec
Startup Time
< 15 seconds
Stop time
< 6 seconds
4X DVD-ROM Drive
Applicable Disc
DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-XA,
CD-I, Photo CD, Multi-session,
Audio, CD-R, CD-RW
Center Hole Diameter
.59 in./39 cm
Disc Diameter
12 cm/ 8 cm
Disc Thickness
1.2 mm
Track Pitch
.74 µm
Access Time
Random
Full Stroke
< 150 ms
< 225 ms
Audio Output Level
Line Out
0.7 V rms
Cache Buffer
128 KB
Data Transfer Rate
Sustained, 16x CD rate
Sustained, 4x DVD
Normal PIO Mode 4
(single burst)
2400 KB/s (150 KB/sec at 1X)
5520 KB/sec
16.6 MB/sec
Startup Time
Stop time
< 15 seconds
< 6 seconds
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Diskette Drive
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
Diskette Size 3.5"
Light
Height
none
.5" / 1.27 cm
Bytes per Sector 512
Sectors per Track
High density 18 (1.44 MB)
15 (1.2 MB)
Low density 9
Tracks per side
High Density 80 (1.44 MB)
80 (1.2 MB)
Low Density 80
Access Times
Track-to-Track
(high/low)
Average (ms)
Settling Time (ms)
Latency Average
3 ms/6 ms
94 ms/174ms
15 ms
100
Number of
Read/Write Heads
2
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Li Ion Battery Pack
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
U.S. Metric
Dimensions
Height
Length
Width
0.57 in.
4.55 in.
3.93 in.
1.44 cm
11.50 cm
9.90 cm
Weight
0.85 lb 0.39 kg
Energy
Voltage
Amp-hour capacity
Watt-hour capacity
14.4 V
2.8 Ah
40.0 Wh
Environmental
Requirements
Operating Temperatures
Charging Temperatures
50°F to
104°F
50°F to
104°F
10°C to 40°C
10°C to 40°C
Recommended Storage Temperatures
No longer than 1 month
No longer than 3 months
No longer than 1 year
32°F to
140°F
32°F to
113°F
32°F to 68°F
0°C to 60°C
0°C to 45°C
0°C to 20°C
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Modem
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System Memory
System Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin Assignments
Compliance
ITU v.90~6 standard
Full ITU-T V.34 compliance
Full compliance with: V.21, V.22,
V.22bis, V.23, V.32, V.32bis, Bell 103,
Bell 212A
Data
Compression
V.42bis/MNP 5
Fax
Modulation
V. 17
V. 21 (Group III Compatible)
V.29
V.27Ter
Command
Set
Hayes AT Class 1 Fax
Cable
6 Ft. RJ-11 telephone cable
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System Memory Map
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System Memory
System Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin Assignments
Size Memory Address System Function
640 K
00000000 -
0009FFFF
Base Memory
128 K
000A0000 -
000BFFFF
Video Memory
48 K 000C0000 -
000CBFFF
Video BIOS
160 K
000C8000 -
000E7FFF
Unused
64 K
000E8000 -
000FFFFF
System BIOS
15 M 00100000 -
00FFFFFF
Extended Memory
58 M
01000000 -
047FFFFF
Super Extended Memory
58 M
04800000 -
07FFFFFF
Unused
2 M
08000000 -
080FFFFF
Video Memory (Direct
Access)
4 G
08200000 -
FFFEFFFF
Unused
64 K
FFFF0000 -
FFFFFFFF
System BIOS
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System Interrupts
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
Hardware IRQ System Function
IRQ 0 System timer
IRQ1 Keyboard controller
IRQ2 Cascaded
IRQ3 COM2
IRQ4 COM1
IRQ5 Audio (default)*
IRQ6 Diskette drive
IRQ7 Parallel Printer Port (LPT1)
IRQ8 Real Time Clock (RTC)
IRQ9 Infrared
IRQ10 System use
IRQ11 System use
IRQ12 Internal Point Stick or External Mouse
IRQ13 Coprocessor (Not available to any peripheral)
IRQ14 IDE Interface (Hard Disk and CD-ROM Drive)
IRQ15 Fixed Disk Drives on the Expansion Base or Convenience
Base
Notes:
PC Cards may assert IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7,
IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11, or IRQ15. Either the infrared
or the serial port may assert IRQ3 or IRQ4.
*Default configuration; audio possible
configurations are: IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10 or
none.
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System DMA
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System Memory
System Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin Assignments
Hardware DMA System Function
0 Available for audio
1 Entertainment Audio (Default;
Alternate = DMA0, DMA3, None)
2 Diskette Drive
3 ECP Parallel Port LPT1 (Default;
Alternate = DMA 0, none)
4 DMA Controller Cascading (Not
available)
5 Available for PC Card
6
Not Assigned
7
Not Assigned
Note:
PC Card controller can use DMA 1, 2, or 5.
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System I/O Address
Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System Memory
System Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin Assignments
I/O Address
(Hex)
System Function (Shipping Configuration)
000 - 00F
010 - 01F
020 - 021
022 - 024
025 - 03F
02E - 02F
040 - 043
044 - 05F
060
061
062 - 063
064
065 - 06F
070 - 071
072 - 07F
080 - 08F
090 - 091
092
093 - 09F
0A0 - 0A1
0A2 - 0BF
0C0 - 0DF
0E0 - 0EF
0F0 - 0F1
0F2 - 0FF
100 - 16F
170 - 177
178 - 1EF
1F0 - 1F7
1F8 - 200
201
202 - 21F
220 - 22F
230 - 26D
26E - 26
DMA Controller no. 1
Unused
Interrupt Controller no. 1
Chipset Configuration registers
Unused
87334 "Super IO" configuration for CPU
Counter/Timer Registers
Unused
Keyboard Controller
Port B
Unused
Keyboard Controller
Unused
NMI Enable/Real Time Clock
Unused
DMA Page Registers
Unused
Port A
Unused
Interrupt Controller no. 2
Unused
DMA Controller no. 2
Unused
Coprocessor Busy Clear/Reset
Unused
Unused
Secondary Fixed Disk Controller
Unused
Primary Fixed Disk Controller
Unused
Joystick (Decoded in ESS1688)
Unused
Entertainment Audio
Unused
National 87334 "Super IO" Controller in
ArmadaStation/Armada MiniStation
278 - 27F
280 - 2AB
2A0 - 2A7
Unused
Unused
ArmadaStation/Armada MiniStation PC Card DMA
Selection, Hard Drive Reset, IDE Select, MultiBay
Device Identification
2A8 - 2E7
2E8 - 2EF
2F0 - 2F7
2F8 - 2FF
300 - 31F
Unused
Reserved Serial Port
Unused
Infrared port
Network Interface in ArmadaStation/Armada
MiniStation (Default; Alternate is 320, 340, or
360h)
320 - 36F
370 - 377
Unused
Secondary Floppy Controller (In
ArmadaStation/Armada MiniStation when a floppy
is installed in the CPU)
378 - 37F
380 - 387
388 - 38B
38C - 3AF
3B0 - 3BB
3BC - 3BF
3C0 - 3DF
3E0 - 3E1
3E2 - 3E3
Parallel Port (LPT1/Default)
Unused
FM Synthesizer - OPL3 / MIDI
Unused
VGA
Reserved (Parallel Port/No EPP Support)
VGA
PC Card Controller in CPU
PC Card Controller in ArmadaStation/Armada
MiniStation
3E8 - 3EF
3F0 - 3F7
3F8 - 3FF
CF8 - CFB
CFC - CFF
Internal Modem
"A" Diskette Controller
Serial Port (COM1/Default)
PCI Configuration Index Register (PCIDIV0-1)
PCI Configuration Data Register (PCIDIV0-1)
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Physical &
Environmental
Display
Hard Drives
CD/DVD
Drives
Diskette Drive
Battery Pack
Modem
System
Memory
System
Interrupts
System DMA
System I/O
Pin
Assignments
This appendix provides connector pin assignment tables for Compaq
Compaq Prosignia Portable Computers. For more information on
connectors, refer to the section on Rear Connectors.
Click on a link:
Parallel Connector
Serial Connector
Keyboard/Mouse
External VGA
Monitor
Universal Serial Bus
Modem
NOTE: The signals in all tables of this appendix are considered active high
unless otherwise indicated by an asterisk (*).
Parallel Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Strobe* 10 Acknowledge*
2 Data Bit 0 11 Busy
3 Data Bit 1 12 Paper Out
4 Data Bit 2 13 Select
5 Data Bit 3 14 Auto Linefeed*
6 Data Bit 4 15 Error*
7 Data Bit 5 16 Initialize Printer*
8 Data Bit 6 17 Select In*
9 Data Bit 7 18-25 Signal Ground
* = Active low
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Serial Connector
Connector Pin Signal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Carrier Detect
Receive Data
Transmit Data
Data Terminal Ready
Signal Ground
Data Set Ready
Ready to Send
Clear to Send
Ring Indicator
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Keyboard/Mouse
Connector Pin Signal
1
2
3
4
5
6
Data 1
Data 2
Ground
+5 V
Clock 1
Clock 2
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External VGA Monitor
Connector Pin Signal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Red Analog
Green Analog
Blue Analog
Not connected
Ground
Ground Analog
Ground Analog
Ground Analog
Not connected
Ground
Monitor Detect
DDC2B Data
Horizontal Sync
Vertical Sync
DDC2B Clock
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Universal Serial Bus
Connector Pin Signal
1
2
3
4
+5V
Data Data +
Ground
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Modem
Connector Pin Signal
1
2
3
4
5
6
Unused
Unused
Tip
Ring
Unused
Unused
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MAINTENANCE & SERVICE GUIDE
PROSIGNIA NOTEBOOK 170
INDEX PAGE LEGAL NOTICE HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
TROUBLESHOOTING REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG SPECIFICATIONS
Product Description
Rear Connectors
>Models
>Features &
Controls
>Front Bezel
Buttons:
Pointing
Stick Model
>Front Bezel
Buttons:
TouchPad
Model
>Front Bezel
Lights
>Left Side
Components
>Right side
Components
>Bottom of
Unit
>Rear
Connectors
>Power
Management
1. Infrared port
2. Serial connector
3. External monitor
connector
4. Docking
connector
5. Parallel
connector
6. Power connector
7. USB port
8. Keyboard/mouse
connector
MAINTENANCE & SERVICE GUIDE
PROSIGNIA NOTEBOOK 170
INDEX PAGE LEGAL NOTICE HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
TROUBLESHOOTING REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG SPECIFICATIONS
Product Description
Models & Features
>Models
>Features &
Controls
>Front Bezel
Buttons:
Pointing Stick
Model
>Front Bezel
Buttons:
TouchPad
Model
>Front Bezel
Lights
>Left Side
Components
>Right side
Components
>Bottom of
Unit
>Rear
Connectors
>Power
Management
Display
13.3 or 14.1 inch
XGA CTFT color display
true color (24-bit) support
Processors
Intel Pentium III processors:
450 MHz/64MB●
500 MHz/64MB●
600 MHz/64MB with SpeedStep●
650 MHz/64MB with SpeedStep●
700 MHz/64MB with SpeedStep●
Hard Drives
(removable)
6 GB●
12 GB●
18 GB●
Cache
256KB On-Die
Additional
Storage Devices
24X CD-ROM drive●
8X DVD-ROM drive●
4X DVD-ROM Drive●
120 MB SuperDisk LS-120
drive
●
Memory
32 MB●
64 MB●
128 MB●
256 MB●
Audio
Compaq Premier•Sound●
16-bit blaster Pro-compatible
stereo audio
●
Integrated stereo speakers and
microphone
●
Ported Speaker enclosures●