Chapter 1. General Information; Related Publications; Eserver Xseries - IBM xSeries 205 Type 8480 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 1. General information

Your IBM Eserver xSeries 205 Type 8480 server is a high-performance server that
can be upgraded to a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server through a
microprocessor upgrade. It is ideally suited for networking environments that require
superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and
reliable data storage.
The xSeries 205 server contains several IBM X-Architecture
help increase server performance and reliability.
Your server comes with a limited warranty. If you have access to the World Wide
Web, you can obtain up-to-date information about your server model and other IBM
server products at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/eserver/xseries/.
Your server serial number and model number are located on labels on the bottom of
the server and on the front below the bezel. You will need these numbers when you
register your server with IBM. The information label containing the serial number,
machine type, model number, and agency marks for your server is located on the
bottom of the server.

Related publications

This Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide contains
information to help you solve the problem yourself or to provide helpful information
to a service technician.
In addition to this Hardware Maintenance Manual and TroubleshootingGuide, the
following xSeries 205 Type 8480 documentation is provided with your server:
v Installation Guide
v Rack Installation Instructions
v Safety Book
v User's Guide
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2002
This printed publication contains setup and installation instructions.
This printed publication contains the instructions to install your server in a rack.
This multilingual publication is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on
the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains translated versions of the caution
and danger statements that appear in the documentation for your server. Each
caution and danger statement has an assigned number, which you can use to
locate the corresponding statement in your native language.
This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It
contains general information about your server, including information about
features, how to configure your server, how to use the ServerGuide
Installation CD, and how to get help.
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