My new "Box"
12-08-2004, 12:02 PM
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My new "Box"
Check out what I just picked up. Big difference from running a 6 year old K62-350. 
Gateway Media Center Desktop with Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 515
Model: 815GM
Product Features
200.0GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-Express graphics with 128MB DDR video memory; Intel® High-Definition Audio (5.1)
TV tuner with TV antenna/cable connector; S-video input/output; RCA stereo audio inputs (L/R); FM antenna connector; IR remote and IR blaster
7 total USB 2.0 ports, including one in the integrated 8-in-1 media reader; also supports CompactFlash, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, SmartMedia and IBM Microdrive
3 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ports, both front and rear accessible, for fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity
Built-in Intel® PRO 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem
Premium multimedia keyboard and 2-button wheel mouse
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system preinstalled; software package included with Picture It! Premium, Media Player, BigFix and more
Product Details
Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year
Warranty Terms - Labour 1 year
Product Height 14.3"
Product Width 7.3"
Product Weight 23 lbs
Product Length 16"
Processor Brand Intel® Pentium® 4Processor Speed 2.93GHz
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 1MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 4.0GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC3200 DDR
Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (7200 rpm)
Hard Drive Size 200.0GB
Video Memory 128MB DDR
Graphics ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-Express
MPEG Yes
Audio Intel® High Definition Audio (5.1)
Speakers Amplified stereo speakers
Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92-ready PCI internal fax modem *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Network Card Built-in Intel® PRO 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
DVD-ROM Drive Yes
Maximum DVD-ROM Drive Speed 16x
DVD-RW Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW drive
DVD-RW Drive Speeds 8x4x12 DVD+RW; 8x4x12 DVD-RW; 32x16x40 CD-RW
Total Expansion Bays 4 (3.5"), 2 (5.25")
Available Expansion Bays 2 (3.5")
Total Expansion Slots 1 PCI-E x16, 1 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI
Available Expansion Slots 1 PCI-E x 1
USB Ports 7 USB 2.0 (3 front, 4 back)
Parallel Ports 1
IEEE 1394 Ports 3 (2 front, 1 back)
Serial Ports 1
Game Ports None
Keyboard Description Premium multimedia
Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) 2-button wheel mouse
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Software Included Microsoft Works 8.0, Money 2004, Picture It! Premium, Media Player; Adobe Acrobat Reader; BigFix; Real Player; Power DVD; Nero 6 suite and more
The only thing I want to do is upgrade the sound card and the memory, but that can wait a while.
The XP Media Center is way cool. I like the DVR feature, no more missed shows and no subscription cost like Tivo.
Gateway Media Center Desktop with Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 515
Model: 815GM
Product Features
200.0GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-Express graphics with 128MB DDR video memory; Intel® High-Definition Audio (5.1)
TV tuner with TV antenna/cable connector; S-video input/output; RCA stereo audio inputs (L/R); FM antenna connector; IR remote and IR blaster
7 total USB 2.0 ports, including one in the integrated 8-in-1 media reader; also supports CompactFlash, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, SmartMedia and IBM Microdrive
3 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ports, both front and rear accessible, for fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity
Built-in Intel® PRO 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem
Premium multimedia keyboard and 2-button wheel mouse
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system preinstalled; software package included with Picture It! Premium, Media Player, BigFix and more
Product Details
Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year
Warranty Terms - Labour 1 year
Product Height 14.3"
Product Width 7.3"
Product Weight 23 lbs
Product Length 16"
Processor Brand Intel® Pentium® 4Processor Speed 2.93GHz
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 1MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 4.0GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC3200 DDR
Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (7200 rpm)
Hard Drive Size 200.0GB
Video Memory 128MB DDR
Graphics ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-Express
MPEG Yes
Audio Intel® High Definition Audio (5.1)
Speakers Amplified stereo speakers
Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92-ready PCI internal fax modem *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Network Card Built-in Intel® PRO 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
DVD-ROM Drive Yes
Maximum DVD-ROM Drive Speed 16x
DVD-RW Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW drive
DVD-RW Drive Speeds 8x4x12 DVD+RW; 8x4x12 DVD-RW; 32x16x40 CD-RW
Total Expansion Bays 4 (3.5"), 2 (5.25")
Available Expansion Bays 2 (3.5")
Total Expansion Slots 1 PCI-E x16, 1 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI
Available Expansion Slots 1 PCI-E x 1
USB Ports 7 USB 2.0 (3 front, 4 back)
Parallel Ports 1
IEEE 1394 Ports 3 (2 front, 1 back)
Serial Ports 1
Game Ports None
Keyboard Description Premium multimedia
Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) 2-button wheel mouse
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Software Included Microsoft Works 8.0, Money 2004, Picture It! Premium, Media Player; Adobe Acrobat Reader; BigFix; Real Player; Power DVD; Nero 6 suite and more
The only thing I want to do is upgrade the sound card and the memory, but that can wait a while.
The XP Media Center is way cool. I like the DVR feature, no more missed shows and no subscription cost like Tivo.
