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System Overview
System Features
The system provides a number of special features that enhance reliability, ensure
availability, and improve expansion capabilities, as well as facilitate hardware
management and improve security.
Reliability/Availability
64-bit Alpha RISC
architecture
Error Correction Code (ECC)
memory and CPU cache
Variable fan speed
Internal sensors
System Expansion
Flexible memory architecture
Seven PCI expansion slots and two
EISA expansion slots
Integrated Fast SCSI-2 controller Supports tape, CD-ROM, and hard disk
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Provides significantly better
performance than 32-bit architecture.
Allows recovery from most cache and
memory errors.
Adjusts fan speed according to system
temperature.
Monitor and detect internal system
temperature, fan failure, and power
supply temperature.
Provides a 128-bit data path with ECC
protection. System memory can be
upgraded from 16 MB to 1 GB using
memory options.
Accommodates industry-standard option
cards such as Ethernet, FDDI, SCSI, and
modems.
drives without use of an expansion slot.
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Troubleshooting
