two buffered IDE ports support up to four IDE devices
each port is compatible with IDE splitters allowing up to a maximum of eight drives
autoboot ROM
two LED port activity connectors - one for drives 0 to 3, the other for drives 4 to 7
software configurable IDE timing - even PIO mode 0 devices are compatible
raw transfer speed is limited by the Zorro II bus to 3.58 MB/s
supports hard disks larger than 4 GB
can mount GVP or AT-Apollo formatted hard disks
supported by Linux
26 pin local expansion slot for the optional HyperCom 3 Plus I/O module with two serial and one parallel ports
Buddha Flash:
64 kB FlashROM
clock port
allows using expansions initially designed for the A1200 clock port (the Buddha Flash gold edition has golden clock port pins)
when installed in Zorro slot, pin 40 of the card's clock port is towards the front side of the computer, pin 19 resp. pin 1 towards the rear side
marked wire of clock port expansions go to pin 19 or pin 40, depending on the manufacturer's definition - e.g. expansions made by Individual Computers are installed with the red stripe on pin 40 (to the left), expansions of E3B mark pin 19 / pin 1 (to the right)