Despite the NLX motherboard design, disassembling the system still requires a screwdriver to release the retaining screw on the chassis side-panel and the AGP graphics card. The 6.1GB IBM DTTA-350640 hard drive is firmly secured inside a substantial plastic disk silencer box that's screwed to the chassis. The monitor is an excellent Fujitsu x176 model, spoilt only by its lack of preset VESA 75Hz and 85Hz timings at 1,024 by 768, but does support 600 by 800 at 80Hz. Audio is provided by an on-board Crystal CS4235 sound chip, and there are headphone and microphone sockets on the front panel next to one of the USB ports. A customised version of Intel's LANdesk Client Manager 3.3 is bundled for DMI functionality.
Bundled software is limited.
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