IBM A20M Reference Guide

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256KB std and max / at processor speed
Processor and L2 cache in Pin Grid Array (PGA) / motherboard contains one Intel PGA423 socket (with Pentium 4 and heat
sink), four RIMM sockets, three PCI slots, one AGP slot, and 850 chipset with heat sink
No SMP support

128MB std / 1.5GB max / dual RDRAM (Rambus) channels / 32 devices max each channel
Two 4D 64MB PC800 RIMMs, non-parity/ Four 184-pin gold-plated RIMM sockets (two per channel) /
two RIMMs installed (one per channel) / CRIMMs in two sockets / supports PC600 or PC800 RIMMs (not PC700) /
mixing PC600 and PC800 RIMMs results in PC600 performance / all installed RIMMs must be installed in pairs across both
channels / no support for ECC function (but ECC RIMMs will operate in non-parity mode)

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NVIDIA TNT2 M64 (2D and 3D) / AGP 4X adapter / TNT2 GPU / 16MB std and max 125MHz SDRAM / max resolution of
1600x1200 with 16.7 million colors at 85Hz / one analog DB-15 connector

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NVIDIA TNT2 M64 (2D and 3D) / AGP 4X adapter / TNT2 GPU / 32MB std and max 125MHz SDRAM / max resolution of
1600x1200 with 16.7 million colors at 85Hz / one analog DB-15 connector

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RADEON (advanced 3D and multimedia) / AGP 4X adapter / 32MB std and max 166MHz

DDR-SGRAM / four connectors on rear of card: one DVI-I connector, one audio/video-out (S-Video or composite), one
CATV in (advanced TV tuner), one audio/video-in (S-Video or composite) / Dolby

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 Digital audio output / MPEG-2 decoder

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NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS Pro (advanced 3D) / AGP 4X adapter / NV15 GPU / 64MB std and max 200MHz DDR SDRAM /

max resolution of 2048x1536 with 16.7 million colors at 60Hz / S-Video out connector / one analog DB-15 connector
Enhanced IDE busmaster / ATA-100 / two connectors on planar
Two EIDE cables (one 2-drop cable to CD, one 1-drop cable to EIDE disk)
Enhanced IDE (EIDE) / ATA-100 / S.M.A.R.T.

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Intel 850 chip set / MCH (Memory Controller Hub) / I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) for PCI 2.2 bus, ATA-100 EIDE, USB,
Low Pin Count Interface / Firmware Hub / Winbond

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 W83627F Super I/O off Low Pin Count Interface

3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive

Some models:

48X-20X

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 CD-ROM (ATAPI), bootable

Some models:

12X-8X-32X

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 CD-RW(ATAPI), bootable

Some models:

16X-40X

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 DVD-ROM (ATAPI), bootable

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 data/fax modem / Conexant

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 R6795-12 chipset / controllerless HCF modem / PCI adapter

Some models:

10/100 ethernet / Accton

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 PCI adapter / part number 19K4310

Some models:

FireWire PCI adapter / 1394A / 400Mbps / dual 6-pin ports on rear / no cables included

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 SoundBlaster Live! / PCI adapter / line in, mic in, line out, rear out for surround sound, MIDI/Joystick

Some models:

Altec Lansing

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 IBM345 3-piece Speaker System / 30 watts total / 30Hz-18kHz  / part number 19K3559

Some models:

Zylux 2-piece MS-231002 / 3 watts / 200Hz-20kHz frequency response / part number 10K2602

Four USB (two in front, two in back) [Ver 1.1] / one serial 9-pin / parallel (EPP, ECP), IEEE 1284 / keyboard / mouse /
MIDI (joystick) port (DB-15) / audio line in / audio line out / microphone in
SMART Reaction

 / monitoring of fans to operating system / Wake on LAN

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support / no Alert on LAN

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IBM Rapid Access

™ IIIe Keyboard  (USB / no hub or USB ports) / IBM ScrollPoint

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 III mouse (USB)

Three variable speed fans (power supply, rear, processor)
200 watts / universal / manual switch

Intel

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 processor

L2 cache
Implementation

SMP support

Memory - std / max
Memory - features

Graphics controller
(one of the following)

IDE disk controller
Cables
Disk - features
Architecture / chipsets

Diskette
CD-ROM
CD-RW

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DVD
Modem
10/100 Mbps ethernet
1394 FireWire
Audio
Speakers

External ports

Systems mgmt
Keyboard / mouse
Cooling fans
Power supply

* For a copy of IBM's Statement of Limited Warranty, call 1-800-772-2227
US models announced April 24, 2001; others announced March 6, 2001
US models withdrawn from marketing effective November 2001 or December 2001

No warranties are expressed or implied in this summary

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© IBM Corp. November 2001

• BIOS Setup Utility via F1 at startup

• Boot Menu via F12 at startup

• Product Recovery Pgm via F11 at startup

• Adv Config Power Interface (ACPI) 1.0

• LANClient Control Manager™ enabled

• DMI 2.0-compliant

IBM

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™ A60i (6832) - withdrawn

6832-20U Pentium

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 41.3 128MB 40GB

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 7.2K CD-ROM

NVIDIA

™ TNT2 32MB 4x4 mod, snd, Zylux

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Windows

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 Me Wrks Apr 2001

6832-22U Pentium 4 1.3 128MB 40GB  7.2K

DVD / CD-RW ATI

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 Radeon 32MB

4x4 mod, snd, Altec 1394

Windows Me Wrks Apr 2001

6832-61U Pentium 4 1.5 128MB 60GB  7.2K

DVD / CD-RW NVIDIA GTS Pro 64M 4x4 mod, snd, Altec 1394

Windows Me Wrks Apr 2001

6832-25U Pentium 4 1.3 128MB 20GB  value CD-ROM

NVIDIA TNT2 16MB

4x4 mod, snd, Zylux 10/100 Windows Me

Apr 2001

6832-40U Pentium 4 1.4 128MB 40GB  7.2K

CD-RW

NVIDIA TNT2 32MB

4x4 mod, snd, Zylux

Windows Me Wrks Apr 2001

6832-44U Pentium 4 1.4 128MB 20GB  7.2K

CD-ROM

NVIDIA TNT2 16MB

4x4 mod, snd, Zylux 10/100 Windows Me Wrks Apr 2001

6832-45U Pentium 4 1.4 128MB 60GB  7.2K

DVD / CD-RW NVIDIA TNT2 32MB

4x4 mod, snd, Zylux 1394

Windows Me Wrks Apr 2001

6832-71U Pentium 4 1.7 128MB 80GB  value DVD / CD-RW NVIDIA GTS Pro 64M 4x4 mod, snd, Altec 1394

Windows Me Wrks Apr 2001

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Microsoft

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 Windows

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 Millennium Edition

✧ Lotus

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 SmartSuite

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 Millennium CD-ROM

✧ Software Selections CD-ROM

✧ Windows Millennium Edition Product Recovery CD

✧ Disk-to-Disk Recovery (Millennium Edition in

hidden service partition)

Microsoft Works models include
- Microsoft Works Suite 2001 (Word 2000, Works 6.0,

Encarta

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 Encyclopedia Standard 2001, Money 2001,

Picture It!

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 Publishing 2001, Streets & Trips 2001,

Outlook

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 Express)

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64MB PC800 NP RDRAM RIMM (4 Dev)

20L0270

128MB PC800 NP RDRAM RIMM (8 Dev)

20L0271

256MB PC800 NP RDRAM RIMM (16 Dev)

20L0273

512MB PC800 ECC RDRAM RIMM (16 Dev) 33L3254
IBM 30GB ATA-100 EIDE HDD

09N9890

IBM 9.4GB DVD-RAM (black)

10K3561

IBM IDE 48X-20X

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 CD-ROM (black)

10K3782

IBM IDE 16X Max DVD-ROM (black)*

22P6950

IBM IDE 12X/8X/32X CD-RW (black)

10K3785

IBM 250MB Zip Drive (black)**

00N8078

IBM NetVista USB-Parallel Printer Cable

19K4164

IBM P76 Color Monitor (black)

655063N

IBM P96 Color Monitor (black)

655163N

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requires MPEG-2 PCI decoder 33L5009

** requires 3.5" to 5.25" Bracket Kit 70G8165

➭ H 15.0" x W 7.6" x D 15.0"

➭ H 381mm x W 194mm x D 381mm

➭ 22.5 pounds max (10.2 kg)

Bay 

① 5.25", HH 1.6", access,

std CD-ROM or CD-RW

Bay 

② 5.25", HH 1.6" access,

open or DVD-ROM

Bay 

③ 3.5", SL 1", access,

std diskette

Bay 

④ 3.5", SL 1", no access, std disk

Slot 1:

9" max length

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32-bit AGP 4X (universal) - used by graphics

Slot 2: 9" max length, 32-bit PCI 2.2 (5v) - ethernet or 1394 (some)
Slot 3: 9" max length

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32-bit PCI 2.2 (5v) 

- used by modem adapter

Slot 4: 9" max length, 32-bit PCI 2.2 (5v) - used by sound adapter

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➫ 3 year parts and labor limited

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➫ On site, 8 am through 5 pm,

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➫ 24 hour x 7 day telephone,

• U-bolt anchoring feature

• Padlock support (user supplied)

• Power-on password

• Administrator password

• Boot sequence control

• Boot without keyboard or mouse

• Diskette boot inhibit and write-protect

• Serial port, parallel port  I/O control

• No keylock or intrusion detection

disk

(vertical)

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diskette

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