HARDWARE (PC #1):

ComputerSMP 620 2007/11 (custom)
Desktop ChassisMini-tower with HP280P-00 Rev: A03 280W power supply & 3 drive bays (2 extern., 1 intern.)
Directdetect info. panel A series of LEDs which shows hard drive activity, network status and other functions
Motherboard
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 800MHz FSB socket T with HT, XD, EM64T, and 1MB L2 cache (5xx series)
CPU CoolerBTX-style
ChipsetIntel i945G
System MemoryFour slots offering up to 4GB PC4200 DDR2
Installed Kingston HyperX KHX6400D2/2G = 4GB PC2
Rear Panel I/O 1 x microphone
1 x stereo in
1 x stereo out
1 x parallel port
1 x serial port
1 x audio I/O port
1 x Gigabit RJ-45 port
1 x DVI port
6 x USB 2.0 ports
Front Panel I/O 1 x microphone
1 x headphone
2 x USB 2.0 ports
AudioIntegrated SoundMAX Digital
SpeakerInternal business audio speaker
LANBroadcom 5751 Gigabit Ethernet LAN solution 10/100/10002 Ethernet with Remote Wake-up and PXE support
Industry standardPCI 2.2, USB 1.1/2.0
Storage2 x Serial ATA
Hard drives 1 TB Western Digital My Book USB 2.0 hard disk
320 GB Western Digital My Book Premium Edition FireWire (IEEE 1394)/USB 2.0 hard disk
300 GB Maxtor OneTouch III FireWire (IEEE 1394)/USB 2.0 hard disk
200 GB Maxtor OneTouch USB 2.0 hard disk
160 GB Western Digital Caviar 1600JD S-ATA hard disk
080 GB Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 S-ATA hard disk
DVD/CD-ROM write/rewrite/readLG Super Multi, GH22NP20, Internal (IDE)

Support Double Layer

DVD+R ...............................22x Write Speed
DVD+RW -........................... 8x Rewrite Speed
DVD-R ................................22x Write Speed
DVD-RW -............................ 6x Rewrite Speed
DVD-ROM ..........................16x Read Speed
DVD-RAM ..........................12x Write Speed
DVD-RAM ..........................12x Read Speed
CD-R ...................................48x Write Speed
CD-RW -..............................40x Rewrite Speed
CD-ROM .............................48x Read Speed

DVD/CD-ROM write/rewrite/readFreecom Classic DVD+/-RW, External (USB 2.0):

Support Double Layer

DVD+R9 (Double Layer) -... 4x
DVD+R ...............................16x
DVD+RW -........................... 4x
DVD-R ................................16x
DVD-RW -............................ 4x
DVD-ROM ..........................16x
CD-R ...................................48x
CD-RW -..............................24x
CD-ROM .............................48x

Video adaptorATI 128MB Radeon X600SE PCI-E card (DVI/I)
MonitorPhilips 220VW (22")
KeyboardMicrosoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000
MouseMicrosoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
Multifunction
Printer
Flatbed scanner		Canon Pixma MP210 (USB)
Printer: 4800 x 1200 dpi
Scanner: 600 dpi

HARDWARE (PC #2):

ComputerSMP XP 2004/7 (self assembled)
CaseChieftec Dragon Big Tower DA-01B-D P4/AMD with SIRTEC 420W dual fan Power Supply Unit (HPC-420-302 DF Active PFC) & 14 drive bays (6 extern. 5¼, 2 extern. 3½, 6 intern. 3½ for HD's)
Additional Case FansZalman ZM-F1 80x80mm
EKL PAPST 3412NGL 92x92mm
MotherboardAsus A7N8X-E Deluxe (Rev. V2)
ProcessorCPUs Socket A: AMD Duron, Athlon & Athlon XP 3200+
Installed AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 2.2 GHz (400 MHz FSB) Barton
CPU CoolerThermaltake Volcano 12
ChipsetNorthbridge: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400
Southbridge: NVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T
System MemoryDual-channel memory architecture
3 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 3 GB memory
Supports PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 unbuffered non-ECC DDR DIMMs
Installed Corsair PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1 GB CL2.5
Rear Panel I/O1 x parallel port
1 x serial port
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x S/PDIF in/out port
1 x surround L/R audio jack
1 x CNTR/LFE audio jack
1 x audio I/O port
1 x Gigabit RJ-45 port
1 x Fast Ethernet RJ-45 port
4 x USB 2.0 ports
Internal I/O ConnectorsUSB 2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
Game/MIDI connector
CPU/Power/Chassis fan connectors
2 x IDE connectors
20-pin ATX power connector
2 x SATA connectors
2 x 1394 connectors
Chassis intrusion connector
Infrared module connector
CD / AUX / Modem connector
Front panel audio connector
Serial port 2 connector
S/PDIF connector
AudioMCP-T southbridge integrated Audio Processor Unit (APU) + Realtek ALC650 6-channel audio CODEC
LANMarvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN
MCP-T southbridge integrated controller MAC + Realtek 8201BL LAN PHY
1394MCP-T southbridge integrated IEEE1394a controller + Realtek 8801B PHY
Special FeaturesASUS Q-Fan Technology
ASUS POST Reporter
ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protector)
Power Loss Restart
CPU Throttle
BIOS features4 MB Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, Green
Industry standardPCI 2.2, USB 1.1/2.0
ManageabilityDMI 2.0, WOL, WOR, Chassis Intrusion
Expansion Slots 5 x PCI
1 x AGP Pro/8X (1.5 V only)
1 x ASUS proprietary Wi-Fi
Storage2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, 1 support
Floppy disk drive3.5in Panasonic JU-257-434P (1.44 MB)
Hard drives 400 GB Targa DataBox NDAS 400 USB 2.0 hard disk
200 GB Maxtor OneTouch III FireWire (IEEE 1394)/USB 2.0 hard disk
200 GB Maxtor OneTouch USB 2.0 hard disk
160 GB Western Digital Caviar 1600JD S-ATA hard disk (10.06.2004)
120 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120026A ATA/100 hard disk (2003)
120 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120026A ATA/100 hard disk (2003)
120 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120026A ATA/100 hard disk (2004)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800BB ATA/100 hard disk (05.11.2001)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800BB ATA/100 hard disk (20.12.2001)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800BB ATA/100 hard disk (09.03.2002)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800BB ATA/100 hard disk (09.03.2002)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800BB ATA/100 hard disk (10.03.2002)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800BB ATA/100 hard disk (16.09.2002)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800JB ATA/100 hard disk (11.11.2002)
080 GB Western Digital Caviar 800JB ATA/100 hard disk (11.11.2002)

Connection between MB / Controllers and HD's done with round cables - except S-ATA disks and FireWire/USB disks.

WD's manufacturing dates shown within the parenthesis.

CD-ROM write/rewrite/readPlextor PlexWriter PX-W1210TS write/rewrite/read, Internal (Ultra SCSI)
DVD/CD-ROM write/rewrite/readFreecom Classic DVD+/-RW Double Layer, External (USB 2.0):

DVD+R9 (Double Layer) -... 4x
DVD+R ...............................16x
DVD+RW -........................... 4x
DVD-R ................................16x
DVD-RW -............................ 4x
DVD-ROM ..........................16x
CD-R ...................................48x
CD-RW -..............................24x
CD-ROM .............................48x

CD-ROM readPioneer DR-U16S, Internal (SCSI-2)
External driveIomega Zip 100 Plus
Host adapter cardAdaptec AVA-2904 PCI-to-Fast SCSI
Controller card #1HighPoint Rocket ATA 133 Disk Accelerator
Controller card #2Sunsway / ST Lab PCI ATA 133 IDE (Silicon Image chip)
Video adaptorMatrox Parhelia with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM
Monitor #1LG Flatron L1930SQ (19")
KeyboardKey Tronic Corp. Model# KT2001PS2NO02
MouseLogitech TrackMan Marble FX
Flatbed scannerAGFA SnapScan 1212u (USB)
Record player PC interfaceTerraTec phono PreAmp
TabletWACOM ArtPad II
Printers Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1000W (USB)
Canon Pixma iP5000 (USB)
Micro component systemJVC UX-P5R (CA-UXP5R & SP-UXP5)
Digital SRL camera Canon EOS 450D (12.2 Mega Pixels) with Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm, f/3.4-5.6 IS
Card readereMagic 6in1 CR-V10-U6 (CR-6012) for Compact Flash, IBM Micro Drive, Smart Media, Memory Stick, Secure Digital & Multi Media Card

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