1-14 Reviewing System Features
Riser Board
Most of the cable connectors in the system reside on the riser board. Riser
board connectors include:
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primary and secondary IDE connectors
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diskette drive connector
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front panel connector for lamp and infrared signals
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the NLX connector for the system board
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additional connectors including the CD Audio In, Modem In, Wake-
On LAN connector, the minitower chassis intrusion connector
(hardware monitor), speaker connector (minitower models), and fan
connector (minitower models)
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the external LAN connector (minitower models)
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power connectors (on the back of the board)
Expansion board connectors on the riser board are as follows:
Desktop models
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one PCI connector
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one shared PCI/ISA connector
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one ISA connector
Minitower models
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three PCI connectors
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one shared PCI/ISA connector
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one ISA connector.
AGP Board
The system board supports the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
standard. All models come with an AGP board.
AGP boards enhance graphics performance, particularly for 3-D
applications.