Dell PowerEdge 7150 - Manual (Page 14)

system unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise. (If the system does not seem to recognize the device, try turning on the system before turning
on the device.)
l Check the documentation that accompanied the device for specific installation and configuration instructions. For example, most devices must be connected to a
particular connector to operate properly. Also, external devices usually require you to install device drivers before they will work. Device drivers are normally
included with your operating system software, or with the device itself.
For information about enabling, disabling, or configuring I/O ports and connectors, see " Using the System Setup Program " or " I/O Ports and Connectors ."
System Features
Your PowerEdge system offers the following features:
l One to four Intel ® Itanium ™ microprocessors.
l Front-side bus speed of 133 MHz (266 MHz double-pumped).
l Level 3 cache of 2 or 4 MB.
l Support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), which is available by installing up to three additional microprocessors.
l A minimum of 1 GB of system memory, upgradable to a maximum of 64 GB by installing combinations of 128-, 256-, or 512-MB or 1-GB (when available)
registered SDRAM memory modules in the 32 sockets on each of the two memory boards. The system supports 4-way interleaving if specific memory
configurations are used.
l Support for up to four 1-inch, internal, hot-pluggable Ultra SCSI hard-disk drives via a 1 x 4 or 2 x 2 SCSI backplane board and hard-disk drive carriers.
l Four hot-pluggable, 800 W power supplies in a 3 + 1 redundant configuration.
l An optional redundant 208-V power module.
l Six redundant, hot-pluggable system cooling fans.
The system's I/O board includes the following built-in features:
l Ten 64-bit, PCI expansion-card connectors on seven PCI buses. Eight of the expansion slots operate at 66 or 33 MHz and are hot-pluggable. These expansion
slots accommodate 3.3V or Universal (3.3 or 5V) expansion cards. The two remaining expansion slots operate at 33 MHz and are not hot-pluggable. You can
install 5V or Universal PCI cards in these two expansion slots. (An eleventh expansion slot is reserved for use by the system's I/O riser board.)
l A video subsystem based on the ATI Rage 128 XL video controller. This video subsystem resides on the 33 MHz PCI bus and contains 8 MB of video
memory (not upgradable). Maximum resolutions are 1280 x 1024 with 256 colors noninterlaced. In 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 resolutions, 16.7 million colors
are available for true-color graphics.
l Ultra3 SCSI device support via an integrated QLogic ISP12160A dual-channel controller.
l An integrated Intel 10/100 NIC, which provides an external Ethernet interface.
l Server management circuitry that monitors the operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures.
Standard systems include an IDE CD-ROM drive and a diskette drive installed in the externally accessible bays.
The following software is included with your Dell 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 An Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Boot Manager program which lets you access the EFI Shell command line prompt, a boot manager utility, and the Dell
Utilities.
l Enhanced security features, including chassis intrusion monitoring and a user password and a supervisor password, available through the system setup program.
l Dell Diagnostics for evaluating your system's components and devices. For information on using the system diagnostics, see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in
your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
NOTE: If you decide to upgrade your system by installing additional microprocessors, you must order the microprocessor upgrade kits from Dell. Not all
versions of the microprocessor will work properly as additional microprocessors. The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct version of the
microprocessor as well as the correct instructions for performing the upgrade. All microprocessors must have the same internal operating frequency and
cache size.