Dell PowerEdge 1800 - Manual (Page 13)

l Up to two optional hot-pluggable, 675-W power supplies in a 1 + 1 redundant configuration, or one 650-W non-redundant power supply
l Two system cooling fans
The system board includes the following features:
l Six PCI slots located on the system board that support a combination of PCI, PCI Express, and PCI-X slots.
l Six PCI slots located on the system board. PCI slot 1 is a 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI (3.3 V) slot; PCI slot 2 is a PCI Express x4 (3.3 V) slot; PCI slot 3 is a PCI
Express x8 (3.3 V) slot; PCI slot 4 is a 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI (5 V) slot; and PCI slots 5 and 6 are 64-bit, 100-MHz PCI-X (3.3 V) slots.
l Two integrated SATA connectors and an integrated SATA controller. Each SATA connector supports one non–hot-plug SATA hard drive. Up to six SATA
hard drives can be installed and controlled by an optional SATA controller card.
l An integrated, single-channel U320 SCSI controller. The internal channel supports up to six SCSI hard drives using the 1x6 SCSI backplane. The SCSI
backplane automatically configures SCSI ID numbers and SCSI termination, greatly simplifying drive installation.
l An integrated Gigabit Ethernet NIC, capable of supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, and 1000-Mbps data rates.
l Four USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and two on the back) capable of supporting a diskette drive, CD drive, keyboard, mouse, or USB
flash drive.
l An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI Radeon 7000-M video controller. This video subsystem contains 16 MB of SDRAM video
memory (nonupgradable). Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200 with 64,000 colors; true-color graphics are supported in the following resolutions: 640 x
480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864, and 1280 x 1024.
l IPMI1.5-compatible systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. The
systems management circuitry works in conjunction with the systems management software.
l Back-panel connectors include mouse, keyboard, serial, video, parallel, two USB connectors, and a NIC connector.
l Front-panel connectors include two USB connectors.
l System ID button on the front and back panels.
l An intrusion switch that signals the appropriate systems management software if the cover is opened.
For more information about specific features, see " Technical Specifications ."
The following software is included with your system:
l A System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing system configuration information. For more information on this program, see " Using the
System Setup Program ."
l Enhanced security features, including a system password and a setup password, available through the System Setup program.
l System diagnostics for evaluating system components and devices. For information about using the system diagnostics, see "Running the System
Diagnostics" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
l Video drivers for displaying many popular applications in high-resolution modes.
l SATA or SCSI device drivers that allow the operating system to communicate with devices attached to the integrated SATA or SCSI subsystem. For more
information about these drivers, see "Installing Drives" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
Supported Operating Systems
l Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server and Advanced Server
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Small Business Premium Edition, and Small Business Standard Edition
l Red Hat® Linux Enterprise Server AS and ES (version 3)
l Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server AS and ES (version 2.1)
l Novell® NetWare® 6.5 and 5.1
Power Protection Devices
Certain devices protect your system from the effects of problems such as power surges and power failures.
l PDU — Uses circuit breakers to ensure that the AC current load does not exceed the PDU's rating.
l Surge protector — Prevents voltage spikes, such as those that may occur during an electrical storm, from entering the system through the electrical
outlet. They do not protect against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC line voltage level.
l Line conditioner — Maintains a system's AC power source voltage at a moderately constant level and provides protection from brownouts, but does not
protect against a complete power loss.
l UPS — Uses battery power to keep the system running when AC power is unavailable. The battery is charged by AC power while it is available so that
after AC power is lost, the battery can provide power to the system for a limited amount of time—from 5 minutes to approximately an hour. A UPS that
provides only 5 minutes of battery power allows you to save your files and to shut down the system. Use surge protectors and PDUs with all universal
NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
NOTE: Slot 1 accepts half-length PCI cards. Slot 6 accepts full-length unless SCSI is used (because of the SCSI cabling). All other slots accept full-
length PCI cards.