Dell PowerEdge 600SC - Manual (Page 11)

System Features
Your system offers the following features:
l An Intel ® Pentium ® 4 microprocessor with a speed of at least 2 GHz, a front side bus speed of 400 MHz, and a 512-KB Level 2 cache
or
An Intel Pentium 4 Celeron ® microprocessor with a speed of at least 1.7 GHz, a front side bus speed of 400 MHz, and a 128-KB Level 2 cache
l A minimum of 128 MB of ECC PC-200 DDR SDRAM memory, upgradable to a maximum of 4 GB by installing 128-, 256-, 512-MB, or 1-GB registered memory
modules in the four memory module sockets on the system board
l Support for up to four internal IDE hard drives or up to four internal Ultra3 SCSI hard drives with an optional SCSI controller card
l Optional Cost-Effective RAID Controller (CERC) card (IDE RAID)
l Optional PERC 3/SC card (SCSI RAID)
l Optional internal IDE or SCSI tape drive
The system board includes the following built-in features:
l Five PCI expansion slots located on the system board. PCI slots 1 through 4 are 64-bit, 33-MHz, 3.3-V slots; PCI slot 5 is a 32-bit, 33-MHz, 3.3-V slot.
l An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI RAGE XL video controller. This video subsystem contains 8 MB of SDRAM video memory
(nonupgradable). Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200 pixels and 16.7 million colors (noninterlaced).
l Embedded IDE controllers with three channels.
l An integrated Gigabit Ethernet NIC, capable of supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, and 1000-Mbps data rates.
l Server management circuitry that monitors critical system voltages and temperatures. The server management circuitry works in conjunction with the
server management software.
Standard systems include an IDE CD drive and diskette drive, installed in an externally accessible bay.
The following software is included with your system:
l A system setup program for quickly viewing and changing the system configuration information for your system. For more information on this program,
see "
Using the System Setup Program ."
l Enhanced security features, including a user password and a supervisor password, available through the system setup program.
l Diagnostics for evaluating your system's components and devices. For information on using the system diagnostics, see "Running the System
Diagnostics" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
Supported Operating Systems
Your system supports the following operating systems:
l Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server
l Microsoft Windows 2000 SBS
l Red Hat Linux 7.3 or later
l Novell® NetWare® version 6.0 or later
Power Protection Devices
A number of devices are available that protect against power problems such as power surges, transients, and power failures. The following subsections
describe some of these devices.
Surge Protectors
Surge protectors are available in a variety of types and usually provide a level of protection commensurate with the cost of the device. Surge protectors
prevent voltage spikes, such as those caused during an electrical storm, from entering a system through the electrical outlet. Surge protectors, however, do
not offer protection against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC line voltage level.
Line Conditioners
Line conditioners go beyond the overvoltage protection of surge protectors. Line conditioners keep a system's AC power source voltage at a fairly constant
level and, therefore, can handle brownouts. Because of this added protection, line conditioners cost more than surge protectors—up to several hundred
dollars. However, these devices cannot protect against a complete loss of power.
Uninterruptible Power Supplies
UPS systems offer the most complete protection against variations in power because they use battery power to keep the system running when AC power is