Dell PowerEdge 4200 Series User Manual page 22

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A basic input/output system (BIOS) that resides in
flash memory and can be upgraded by diskette if
required.
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System security features, including an intrusion-
detection switch and keylocks for the hard-disk drive
carriers and the system covers.
The system board includes the following built-in
features:
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Five PCI and three EISA expansion-card connectors.
(A separate expansion-card slot is available for each
EISA and PCI expansion-card connector; there are
no shared expansion slots.) The three PCI expansion
slots on the primary PCI bus support PCI video
cards.
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An integrated video graphics array (VGA)-
compatible video subsystem with an ATI mach64
(264VT) PCI video controller connected to the PCI
local bus. The standard video subsystem includes
1 MB of video memory. Maximum resolutions
(noninterlaced) are 640 x 480 pixels (16.7 million col-
ors), 800 x 600 pixels (65,536 colors), and
1024 x 768 pixels (256 colors).
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An integrated National Semiconductor PC87336
super input/output (I/O) controller that controls the
bidirectional parallel port, two serial ports, and the
diskette drive in the externally accessible front bay.
The super I/O controller resides on the EISA bus.
The parallel port can be set to operate in the following
modes via the Parallel Mode category in the System
Setup program: output-only (AT-compatible), bi-
directional (Personal System/2 [PS/2]-compatible), or
extended capabilities port (ECP).
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An integrated Adaptec AIC-7880 Ultra/Wide small
computer system interface (SCSI) host adapter that
supports up to six internal SCSI hard-disk drives via
a standard SCSI backplane board and special SCSI
hard-disk drive carriers. The SCSI backplane auto-
matically configures SCSI identification (ID)
numbers and SCSI termination on individual hard-
disk drives, greatly simplifying drive installation.
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An integrated Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra/Narrow
SCSI-II host adapter that supports up to four exter-
nally accessible SCSI devices in the external drive
bays. A SCSI CD-ROM drive is standard on Power-
Edge 4200 systems.
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Up to two optional PowerEdge Expandable RAID
Controller host adapters that allow you to install and
remove SCSI hard-disk drives while the system is
running. For more information, see Chapter 6,
"Installing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives."
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Integrated server management circuitry that monitors
operation of the system fans as well as critical system
voltages and temperatures. The integrated server
management circuitry works in conjunction with the
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Intel LANDesk Server Manager suite and the Dell
Hardware Instrumentation Package (HIP) server man-
agement application program. (See the Preface in this
guide for a list of documents that describe installation
and use of the LANDesk Server Manager suite and
Dell HIP software.) You can also remotely monitor
server management functions by connecting an exter-
nal Hayes-compatible Smart Modem to the remote
port connector on the computer's back panel.
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Built-in support for a diskette drive. A 1.44-MB dis-
kette drive is included with your system.
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A PS/2-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible
mouse port.
The following software is included with your Dell com-
puter system:
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Video drivers for displaying many popular applica-
tion programs in high-resolution modes. For more
information on these drivers, see "Video Drivers"
in Chapter 2, "Using the Dell Server Assistant CD."
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SCSI device drivers that allow your operating sys-
tem to communicate with devices attached to the
built-in SCSI subsystem. For more information on
these drivers, see Chapter 3, "Installing and Config-
uring SCSI Drivers."
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The System Setup program for viewing and chang-
ing the system configuration information and for
setting or changing user-selectable options such as
passwords. For more information on this program,
see Chapter 4, "Using the System Setup Program."
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The EISA Configuration Utility, which allows you to
configure installed EISA expansion cards through
software rather than by hand. (You must also run the
EISA Configuration Utility when installing or
removing Industry-Standard Architecture [ISA]
cards or when changing the amount of system mem-
ory.) You can also use the EISA Configuration