Dell Precision 220 User Manual
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Introduction: Dell Precision™ WorkStation 220 System User's Guide
Overview
Dell Precision WorkStation 220 systems are high-performance, expandable workstation computers designed to optimize the Intel
® Pentium® III
architecture. The Dell Precision 220 workstation provides a uniquely tuned environment that balances processing, memory, graphics, and storage
for optimal performance in demanding 2-dimensional (2D), mainstream 3-dimensional (3D), or data-intensive applications.
Hardware Features
Your system offers the following features:
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Up to two Intel Pentium III microprocessors.
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System memory that can be increased up to 1 gigabyte (GB) by installing Rambus dynamic random-access memory (RDRAM) Rambus in-
line memory modules (RIMMs) in the RIMM sockets on the system board. See "
System Memory
" for details.
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An accelerated graphics port (AGP) 4X graphics card with up to 32 MB of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) or synchronous graphics RAM
(SGRAM) video memory. See your graphics card documentation for further details.
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An integrated Analog Devices AD1881 AC97 Codec audio controller that provides Sound Blaster emulation and 16-bit analog-to-digital and
digital-to-analog stereo conversion.
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Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technology II (SMART II) support, which warns you at system start-up if your enhanced integrated
drive electronics (EIDE) hard-disk drive has become unreliable.
EIDE hard-disk drives shipped with Dell Precision 220 systems are SMART II-compliant.
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Ultra Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)/66 support, which allows EIDE ATA-compatible fixed-disk storage devices to transfer data at
speeds up to 66 MB per second (MB/sec).
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Full compliance with Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) specification 2.2.
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Full compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification 1.0A.
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capability for both integrated network interface controllers (NICs) and optional NIC expansion cards. When the Remote
Wake Up option is enabled in embedded
System Setup
, the system can be powered up remotely from a server management console.
Remote Wake Up capability also allows remote computer setup, software downloading and installation, file updates, and asset tracking after
business hours and on weekends when network traffic is at a minimum.
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Managed boot agent (MBA), which allows the system to boot from one of four network preboot environment protocols: Preboot eXecution
Environment (PXE), Remote Program Load (RPL), BootP, or Novell
® NetWare® Remote Boot.
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Remote system alerts, which allow the system to transmit special predetermined network messages regarding its operating condition.
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) capability, which can simplify connecting peripheral devices such as mice, printers, and computer speakers. The
system basic input/output system (BIOS) supports USB keyboards and mice in MS-DOS
® and other non-Windows® environments.
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Dell Precision mini tower or desktop chassis for easy service, upgradability, or parts replacement.
For additional hardware features, see "
Specifications
."
NOTE: To reach the maximum 1-GB memory total, you must install two 512-megabyte (MB) RIMMs (when available) that
each have a maximum of 16 memory devices. The system supports no more than a total of 32 memory devices on all
installed RIMMs. See
Figure 1
in "System Memory" for the location of a label on the RIMM that identifies the number of
memory devices it contains.
NOTE: To meet PC99 Workstation requirements, your Dell system uses only PCI expansion slots. Industry-Standard
Architecture (ISA) expansion cards are not supported.