Operating System Support - Dell R5400 - Precision - 1 GB RAM Technical Manual

Dell Precision R5400 Workstation/FX100 Technical Guide
Connectivity
Integrated Modem
The Dell Precision R5400 features an optional integrated 56K v.92 capable modem for
convenience while traveling. The modem supports Wake-on-Ring for unattended
telephony, fax access, and remote systems management
The RJ-11 port is located on the back side of the system
The Dell Precision R5400 features an integrated dual Broadcom 5754 NetXtreme
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet controllers that support Wake-on-LAN from all power
states (Off, Hibernate, and Standby) allowing remote systems management
The RJ-45 ports are located on the back of the system
Expandability
Dual Riser cards for PCI/PCIe/PCI-X Card Expansion
The Dell Precision R5400 offers two (2 slot) I/O riser cards.
One riser provides dual x16 Gen 1 PCI-e slots providing support for up to two full length, full
height industry standard graphics cards up to a total of 300 watts.
There is a choice of second riser card options. The default option provides a PCI-e x16 slot
wired as x8 (25 watts) and a 64Bit PCI X slot.
An alternative riser card option provides a 32Bit 5 volt PCI slot along with a 64Bit PCI X slot
Removable Media Drives
The Dell Precision R5400 is designed with a single optical media bay that can house a
CD-RW/DVD Combo, DVD-ROM, or DVD+/-RW drive. An external USB external floppy drive is
also available.
Hard Disk Drives
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The Dell Precision R5400 offers a range of SATA hard drives up to 1TB at 7,200 RPM and up
to 160GB at 10,000 RPM. Two drives are supported with optional host based RAID 0, 1 for
increased I/O performance or enhanced reliability.
Memory
The Dell Precision R5400 offers users a choice of 667MHz fully buffered DIMM quad-channel
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memory capacities, with configurations up to 32GB in 4 DIMM slots.

Operating System Support

All Dell Precision Workstations including the R5400 offer the choice of Microsoft® Windows
Vista® and Windows XP (Via Microsoft Windows Vista downgrade program) 32bit or 64bit
version operating systems. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Version 5 is another factory installed
option (support provided for Version 4 as well).
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