Jim's Really Cool Computer

Here is a summary of what's in my latest homebuilt computer. Since I'm a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down, I couldn't assemble it myself; so, my brother assembled it for me. It was originally assembled in November 1999 with some additions since. The motherboard and cpu were last upgraded March 2002. Ok, I agree it's not as "cool" as what's now available today, but it's still working for me.

I access the computer by using a pneumatic (air) switch to sip and puff morse codes. It is connected to the computer using the Adap2U Keyboard Emulator System. This allows me to enter keyboard commands, move the mouse and click the mouse buttons.

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Hardware Specifications:
Case, Motherboard, CPU, Memory, Input Devices, Audio, Video, Storage, DVD,
Communications, Networking, Printer, Scanner, Power Protection, Other

Case
  • Addtronics EX-6890A ATX Tower Case
    • Dimensions: 17.3"Dx8.3"Wx21.3"H
    • Drive Bays
      • Exposed: 4 5.25" - 1 3.5"
      • Hidden: 1 5.25" - 2 3.5"
    • 1 6x6cm fan, 2 8x8cm fans
  • Addtronics 300W ATX 2.01 Power Supply

Motherboard
  • Asus TUV4X
    • Socket 370 for Intel FCPGA / FCPGA2 Pentium III (Coppermine / Tualatin) 450MHz~1.2GHz+ processor
    • VIA VT82C694T North Bridge
    • VIA VT82C686B South Bridge
    • 4 x 168 pin DIMM PC133/PC100 SDRAM, Maximum 1.5GB
    • 6 x 32 bit Bus Mastering PCI slots (v2.2 compliant)
    • 1 x 32 bit AGP Pro slot, AGP 4x/2x
    • 1 x Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot
    • 2 x UltraDMA/100 Bus Master IDE Ports
      • supports four IDE devices on two channels
    • Double stack back-panel i/o connectors
      • 2 USB Type-A ports (v1.1 compliant)
      • 1 PS/2 Mini-DIN female keyboard port
      • 1 PS/2 Mini-DIN female mouse port
      • 2 DB-9 male Serial ports
      • 1 DB-25 female parallel port
    • 2 USB Type-A ports (v1.1 compliant)
    • 2Mb Award BIOS, PnP, ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Trend® ChipAway Virus (TCAV), Green, Boot Block
    • ATX Form Factor with Size : 20.3cm x 30.5cm (8" x 12")

Additional I/O Devices

  • SIIG USB 3.5" drive Bay Hub
    • Port type: USB port (v1.1 compliant)
      • 1 root port (Type-B receptacle)
      • 4 downstream ports (Type-A receptacle)
      • Supports full speed (12Mbps) and low speed (1.5Mbps) data transfer modes

Processor
  • Intel Pentium III (Tualatin) 1.2Ghz
    • Clock: 1200Mhz
    • Bus: 133Mhz
    • Volts: 1.475
    • Conector: FC-PGA2
    • Cache
      • L1: 32Kb
      • L2: 256Kb (Full speed)
    • Size: 0.13µ
    • Temp: 69°C
    • Power: 30W

Memory
  • Total memory 512MB
    • SDRAM PC-133 256MB 32MbX64 - 168-pin DIMM
    • SDRAM PC-133 256MB 32MbX64 - 168-pin DIMM

Input Devices

Audio
  • Sound Blaster Live! MP3+ (model CT4620) - PCI
    • Digital Audio - 16-bit, Stereo, E-mu 3D Positional Audio
    • Recording/Sampling Rate - 5 KHz to 48 KHz
    • Dynamic Range - >96 dB
    • Synthesizer - 512-Voice, Wave Synthesis
    • External Connectors:
      • Digital Out
      • Line In
      • Microphone In
      • Line Out (Front)/Speaker Out
      • Line Out (Rear)
      • DB-15 male MIDI/Joystick Port
    • Internal Connectors:
      • 4-pin TAD (Telephone Answering Device)
      • 4-pin CD Audio
      • 4-pin Auxiliary In
      • 2-pin CD S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital InterFace)
      • 38-pin Audio Extension (Digital I/O) connector

Video
  • ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32Mb - AGP
    • RADEONT graphics processing unit (GPU)
    • 32 MB of DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM memory
    • 128-bit 3D & 2D Graphics Acceleration
      • Maximum 2D Resolution: 2048x1536 16.7M Colors @ 75Hz
      • Maximum 3D Resolution: 1920x1200 16.7M Colors @ 75Hz
    • NTSC TV-Tuner with Digital VCR and Closed Captioning
    • TV-ON-DEMAND - Pause live TV, Instant Replay
    • Still image capture (up to 640x480)
    • AVI, MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 motion video capture
    • Hardware DVD video playback
    • AGP 4X/2X Universal bus
    • Connectors
      • Audio/Video In jack
        • 4-pin S-Video Input
        • Composite RCA phono Video Input
        • separate left/right RCA phono audio inputs
      • CATV/Antenna Input
      • Audio/Video Out jack
        • 1/8" mini-stereo Audio Output
        • S/PDIF RCA phono Audio Output
        • Composite RCA phono Video Output
        • 4-pin S-Video Output
      • DVI-I Monitor output (VGA monitor connect through a DVI-I to VGA adapter)

Storage Devices
  • Toshiba 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
  • IBM Deskstar 120GXP 61.49GB Hard Drive (model IC35L060AVVA07) - EIDE
    • Ultra ATA/100 (Ultra DMA Mode-5)
    • Rotational speed - 7200 RPM
    • Average seek time: 8.5 ms
    • Sustained data rates: 37 MB/sec
    • Data Buffer 2 MB cache
  • IBM Deskstar 34GXP 27.37GB Hard Drive (model DPTA-372730) - EIDE
    • Ultra ATA/66 (Ultra DMA Mode-4)
    • Rotational speed - 7200 RPM
    • Average seek time: 9 ms
    • Sustained data rates: 22.9 to 13.8 MB/sec
    • Data Buffer 2 MB cache
  • SanDisk ImageMate CompactFlash Drive - USB
    • Compatable with Type I CompactFlash Memory Cards (Up to 256 MB)
    • Read/Write transfer rate: 12mbit/sec

CD/CD-RW/DVD Drives
  • Ricoh MP9120A CD-R/RW & DVD-ROM 12X/10X/32X & 8X - ATAPI
    • Data Transfer Rate
      • Writing Speed
        • CD-R: 12x - 1.80MB/sec. (Mode1, Mode2 Form1)
        • CD-RW: 10x - 1.50MB/sec. (Mode1, Mode2 Form1)
      • Writing Modes: Track At Once, Disc At Once, Multi-session, Packet Write, Session At Once
      • Reading Speed
        • CD-R/CD-RW/CD-ROM: 32x max - 4.8MB/sec. (Mode1, Mode2 Form1)
        • DVD-ROM: 8x - 11.00MB/sec. (MAX)
    • Average Access Time 100ms
    • Buffer Memory 2MB
  • Toshiba SD-M1212 DVD-ROM - ATAPI
    • Data Transfer Rate
      • DVD-ROM (2.5X - 6X) - 3,366 - 8,112 KBytes/sec
      • CD-ROM (14X - 32X) - 2,360 - 5,475 KBytes/sec
    • Average Access Time
      • DVD - 110ms
      • CD - 85ms
    • Buffer Memory 256Kbytes

Communications

Networking
  • Netgear FA310TX Fast Ethernet NIC - PCI
    • 1 10/100BaseT/TX Ethernet RJ-45 connector
  • Linksys BEFW11S4 - EtherFast Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/ 4-Port Switch (tips)
    • Standards: IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX), IEEE 802.11b (Wireless)
    • Transmit Power: 32mW (15dBm)
    • Port:
      • WAN: One 10Base-T RJ-45 Port for Cable/DSL Modem
      • LAN: Four 10/100 RJ-45 Switched Ports, One Shared Uplink Port
    • Two RP-TNC Female Antenna Connectors
      • Two detachable Rubber Ducky Antenna, 2.4 GHz

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