Inside the Shuttle XPC System there is space for one 5.25" device and one 3.5" devices. These are housed in a detachable chassis which makes installing and removing storage devices a breeze. So in terms of internal expansion the machine is already filled with devices right out of the box.

PCI
The inclusion of a PCI slot means instant expandability using hundreds of existing audio interfaces and DSP cards. PCI has been the standard way of moving large amounts of audio to and from the computer system. Simple innovation like a rubber button on the chassis, ensure that your PCI card doesn't touch the power supply and create a short. The Shuttle XPC System is small and will house virtually all 7" PCI cards.

PCI Express
The most significant PC bus architecture change in over a decade, PCI Express is a next-generation system bus providing a high-speed interconnect designed to evolve current PCI technology and address the increasing bandwidth demands of emerging graphics in such next-generation applications as 3D games, professional 3D content creation, high-definition video editing, and more.

Not limited to graphics, PCI Express architecture will also usher in higher bandwidth for a new generation of gigabit Ethernet, high-performance storage controllers, High-Definition video capture controllers, and many other high-performance PC devices.

*PCI Express Technology only available on some XPC models

AGP
For those who want access to the world of high performance video, the Shuttle XPC System includes an AGP port for expanding with AGP 8X video cards. If you are working with digital video, nothing can be more important than an AGP slot.

Serial ATA
The future of hard drive performance is here! Serial ATA facilitates high-speed storage transfers with up to a fifty percent increase in data throughput over previous technology. In RAID 0 configurations, Serial ATA-150 hard disk drive performance is further enhanced to a theoretical maximum throughput of up to three-hundred Megabytes per second, up to three times the throughput of previous generation disk drives in non-RAID configurations.

*Serial ATA Technology only available on some XPC models

Ports
The many ports on the outside of the Shuttle XPC System mean almost limitless expansion capability for adding hard drives and audio interfaces. Click here for more details.