Editing Acorn Network Computer (section)

== Hardware ==

[[File:Acorn Corporate NC rear panel (brochure diagram).jpg|thumb|right|360px|Corporate NC rear panel from Acorn's data sheet: network card (Ethernet), parallel port, keyboard and mouse, audio, composite video, SVGA and power]]

The ARM7500FE puts the processor core, floating point accelerator, memory and I/O controller (IOMD) and video controller (VIDC20) in one chip.<ref name="home" /><ref name="chrisNS" /> The NCs add a smartcard slot at the front for the user's configuration and log-on details, a removable ROM card for operating system upgrades, a parallel printer port, stereo audio and composite video outputs, an SVGA connector and an infra-red receiver for a remote control or keyboard.<ref name="home" /><ref name="corp" /><ref name="ug">Acorn Computers, ''Acorn Network Computer User Guide'', part no. 2403,232, issue 1, June 1998. Hosted on this wiki: [[Acorn Network Computer Documentation]]. Setting up and the boot server message p. 4; power-on self-test and other symptoms p. 10; audio, printing, smart cards and ROM cards pp. 11 to 12; remote control and television p. 12; warnings (18 V AC from a 230 V 50 Hz adapter; no user-serviceable parts; ventilation) p. 13.</ref> The network interface is a replaceable card at the back.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="corp" />

Power comes from an external AC adapter. Acorn's user guide gives 18&nbsp;V AC from a 230&nbsp;V 50&nbsp;Hz adapter; the label beside the power socket in Acorn's Corporate NC photograph reads 16&nbsp;V AC 1.5&nbsp;A.<ref name="ug" /><ref name="corp" /> Use the adapter that came with the unit.