Choosing Miscellaneous CEPC Hardware

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Depending on the operating system (OS) features you want to evaluate, you may need to add hardware to or remove hardware from your CEPC. For current Windows CE hardware list, see this Microsoft Web Site.

To choose miscellaneous CEPC hardware

  • Using the examples in the following table as a guide, choose additional hardware for your CEPC.

    The following table shows examples of some additional hardware you can use with your CEPC. Not all of the hardware listed in the table is required, nor is the table an exhaustive list. Choose appropriate hardware based on the OS features you want to evaluate on your CEPC.

    Component Supported Description
    Audio card Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 PCI**

    Tvia5000 Video/Audio**

    		 Required for audio-based features.
    Case Enlight**

    Supercase**

    Jumbo**

    Mini ATX Mid Tower Case**

    		 Recommended.
    Debug Ethernet card Linksys LNEPCI2T**

    Model LNE 2000**

    Any PCI NE2000 compatible NIC

    		 Required for debug Ethernet capability.
    Floppy disk drive 3.5-inch 1.44 MB floppy disk Required for the boot floppy disk.
    IDE CD drive

    IDE DVD-ROM drive

    		 Hitachi**

    Matshita**

    Toshiba**

    		 Optional.
    IDE hard disk drive IBM**

    Maxtor**

    Western Digital**

    		 Required for persistent storage.
    Infrared controller Extended Systems XTNDAccess IrDA PC Adapter** Required for infrared-based features.
    Memory 32 MB PC100 or PC133 3.3 V

    64 MB recommended for larger configurations and debug builds

    		 Required for storage of OS image.
    Microprocessor P5**

    PII**

    PIII**

    Pentium 4**

    Celeron**

    K6x**

    K7**

    Athlon**

    Duron**

    		 Required.
    Motherboard Any newer x86 model Required.
    PC Card controller Envoy Data PC Card Host Controller SBP-D2**

    TI-1250/1225**

    Intel 82365-based controller**

    ActionTec PC750**

    		 Required PC Card-based features.
    Power supply 250W or 300W for Pentium 4 and Athlon or Duron processors** Required.
    Product Ethernet card Linksys LNEPCI2T**

    Model LNE 2000**

    Any PCI NE2000 compatible NIC

    		 Required for product Ethernet.
    USB Host Controller Onboard OHCI or UHCI controller**

    ADS Tech USB Port PCI OHCI**

    		 Required USB-based features.

    **The non-Microsoft software and hardware referenced in these documents are included for illustrative purposes only. Illustrations that use such third-party software and hardware as examples are not intended to be an endorsement or recommendation of any of these products. We provide this information only as a convenience for our customers for purposes of explaining a practical application and do not provide warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

See Also

How to Set Up a CEPC | How to Configure a Hard Disk Drive on a CEPC

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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