Dell PowerEdge 850 - Manual (Page 91)

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Introduction
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 850 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Other Information You May Need
Your system includes the following significant service and upgrade features:
l Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), which monitors temperatures and voltages throughout the system and notifies you if the system overheats,
if a system cooling fan malfunctions, or if a power supply fails. The BMC supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
specification.
l System diagnostics, which checks for hardware problems (if the system can boot).
The following system options are offered:
l Additional system memory
l A variety of PCI-X and PCIe expansion-card options (including RAID controller cards)
l IDE optical drive
l Additional hard drives
Other Information You May Need
l The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack.
l The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of initially setting up your system.
l The User's Guide provides information about system features and technical specifications.
l CDs included with your system provide documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system.
l Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software.
l Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.
l Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install these options.
l Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation.
l Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference material
intended for experienced users or technicians.
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The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a
separate document.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.