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Server Chassis Features
The SuperServer 5017C-MF is built on the SC512F-350B 1U rackmount server
chassis. The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC512F-
350B chassis.
System Power
When confi gured as the SuperServer 5017C-MF, the SC512F-350B chassis features
a single power supply.
Serial ATA Subsystem
The SC512F-350B chassis is designed to support one internal SATA hard drive.
The internal drive is not hot-swappable.
Control Panel
The SC512F-350B's control panel provides important system monitoring and con-
trol information. LEDs indicate power on, network activity, hard disk drive activity,
overheat warning and fan failure. The control panel also includes a main power
button and a reset button.
Rear I/O Panel
The rear I/O panel on the chassis provides one PCI expansion card slot, one COM
port (another is internal), two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, a VGA
(graphics) port and two Gb Ethernet ports.
Cooling System
The SC512F-350B chassis has an innovative cooling design that features an air
shroud and two 4-cm counter-rotating fans with user-defi ned fan speed control. (Fan
speed may be defi ned with a BIOS setting.)
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Chapter 1: Introduction