Personal Computer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1. General Checkout
- Chapter 2. General Information
- Chapter 3. Diagnostics
- Setup Utility program
- Product Recovery Program menu
- Diagnostics
- Diagnostics download
- Navigating through the diagnostic programs
- Running diagnostic tests
- Test selection
- Module test menu/hardware configuration report
- Memory Diagnostic tests
- Alert-On LAN™ test
- Asset ID™ test
- Test results
- Hard file Smart test
- Fixed Disk Optimized Test
- Quick and Full erase - hard drive
- Iomega Zip drive test
- Asset EEPROM backup
- Viewing the test log
- When to use the Low-Level Format program
- Preparing the hard disk drive for use
- Chapter 4. Installing Options
- Chapter 5. FRU Replacements
- Chapter 6. Symptom-to-FRU Index
- Chapter 7. Parts
- Chapter 8. Additional Service Information
- Chapter 9. About this manual
- Chapter 10. Related Service Information

Chapter 2. General Information
Features
The NetVista type 2271/6840/6841 computers are available in 5 x 7 (five I/O
adapter slots, plus one AGP slot, and seven drive bays).
v Type 2271 is the minitower with the A40 board and modem.
v Type 6840 is the minitower with the A40 board.
v Type 6841 is the minitower with the A40P board.
Not all models come with all features summarized here.
Microprocessor
Intel
®
Pentium
™
III microprocessor with 256 KB of internal L2 cache memory
Memory
v Support for dual inline memory modules (DIMMs)
– 3.3 V, synchronous, 168-pin, unbuffered, 133 MHz nonparity synchronous
dynamic random access memory (SDRAM)
– 64 MB, 128 MB and 256 MB unbuffered nonparity DIMMs for a maximum of
512 MB
– DIMM heights of 38.1 mm (1.5 inches)
v 512 KB flash memory for system programs
Internal drives
v 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive
v Internal hard disk drive
v EIDE CD or DVD drive (some models)
Video controller
v Dynamic video memory technology
v Accelerated graphics port (AGP) adapter (some models)
Audio subsystem
16-bit integrated Sound Blaster Pro compatible audio subsystem
Connectivity
v 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapter that supports Wake on LAN (some models)
v Modem (some models)
System management features
v Remote Program Load (RPL) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
v Wake on LAN
®
(requires Wake on LAN-supported network adapter)
v Wake on Ring (in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, this feature is called
Serial Port Ring Detect for an external modem and Modem Ring Detect for an
internal modem)
v Wake on Alarm
v Remote Administration (the ability to update POST and BIOS over the network)
v Automatic power-on startup
v System Management (SM) BIOS and SM software
v Ability to store POST hardware test results
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