What
your
server
offers
The
server
uses
the
following
features
and
technologies:
v
High-performance
graphics
controller
The
server
comes
with
an
onboard
graphics
controller
on
the
system
board.
This
high-performance
controller
supports
high
resolutions
and
includes
many
performance-enhancing
features
for
your
operating-system
environment.
v
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
CD
The
server
comes
with
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
CD,
which
you
can
use
to
diagnose
problems.
v
IBM
Director
IBM
Director
is
a
workgroup-hardware-management
tool
that
you
can
use
to
centrally
manage
xSeries
servers.
For
more
information,
see
the
IBM
Director
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD.
v
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture
technology
IBM
X-Architecture
technology
combines
proven,
innovative
IBM
designs
to
make
your
Intel-processor-based
server
powerful,
scalable,
and
reliable.
For
more
information,
see
http://www.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/enterprise/index.htm.
v
IBM
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
The
ServerGuide
™
Setup
and
Installation
CD
that
comes
with
the
server
provides
programs
to
help
you
set
up
the
server
and
install
a
32-bit
Windows
®
operating
system.
The
ServerGuide
program
detects
installed
hardware
options
and
provides
the
correct
configuration
programs
and
device
drivers.
For
more
information
about
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
see
“Using
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD”
on
page
43.
v
Integrated
network
support
The
server
comes
with
an
integrated
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller,
which
supports
connection
to
a
10-Mbps,
100-Mbps,
or
1000-Mbps
network.
For
more
information,
see
“Configuring
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller”
on
page
45.
v
Large
system-memory
capacity
The
server
supports
up
to
8
GB
of
system
memory.
The
memory
controller
supports
error
correcting
code
(ECC)
for
up
to
four
industry-standard,
1.8
V,
184-pin,
double-data-rate
2
(DDR2),
PC2-4200
unbuffered,
synchronous
dynamic
random
access
memory
(SDRAM)
dual
inline
memory
modules
(DIMMs).
v
Redundant
connection
The
addition
of
an
optional
network
interface
card
(NIC)
provides
a
failover
capability
to
a
redundant
Ethernet
connection.
If
a
problem
occurs
with
the
primary
Ethernet
connection,
all
Ethernet
traffic
associated
with
the
primary
connection
is
automatically
switched
to
the
redundant
NIC.
If
the
applicable
device
drivers
are
installed,
this
switching
occurs
without
data
loss
and
without
user
intervention.
v
ServeRAID
support
The
server
supports
ServeRAID
adapters
to
create
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
configurations.
Chapter
1.
The
xSeries
100
Type
8486
server
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