3.2 In te l® Core™ Desktop Processor
An Intel® 2nd generation Core™ desktop processor is installed in the system. The Sandy
Bridge CPU interfaces with the H61 chipset through a Direct Media Interface (DMI) and a
Flexible Display Interface (FDI).
3.3 Motherboard Components
The following sections describe some of the features on the motherboard.
3.3.1 Me m o ry Capacity
Two 204-pin 1066/1333MHz dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM SO-DIMMs supported (system
max. 16GB) in the AFL2-17A/AB-H61 and controlled by the Intel® Core™ desktop
processor installed on the internal motherboard.
3.3.2 Storage Capacity
The AFL2-17A/AB-H61 comes equipped with a 2.5” SATA 2.0 HDD drive bay which can
be easily accessed by removing two screws on the HDD cover.
3.4 External Peripheral Interface Connectors
The following section describes the external peripheral interface connectors on the bottom
panel and left side panel of the system.
3.4.1 Serial Port Connectors
The AFL2-17A/AB-H61 has three serial ports. COM1 and COM2 support only RS-232
serial communications. The other serial port (COM3) can be configured as an RS-422 or
RS-485 serial port. Enabling COM devices to be powered through the COM port
eliminates unnecessary and messy cabling.
