Features and specifications
The following table summarizes the features of the xSeries 240 server.
Table 1. Server features
Microprocessor
Intel
Pentium
III microprocessor
with MMX
technology and SIMD
extensions
32 KB of level-1 cache
256 KB of level-2 cache (min.)
Expandable to two microprocessors
Memory
Standard: 128 MB (min), expandable
to 4 GB
133 MHz, registered, error correcting
code (ECC), synchronous dynamic
random access memory (SDRAM)
(complying with PC 133 SDRAM
Registered DIMM Specification,
Revision 1.0 or later). When installed
in systems using 100 MHz front-side
bus microprocessors, the memory
operates at 100 MHz.
Four dual inline memory-module
(DIMM) sockets
Diskette Drive
Standard: One 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB
Hard Disk Drives
Up to six hot-swappable hard disk
drives supported
CD-ROM Drive
Standard: 40X IDE
Keyboard and Auxiliary Device
(standard only on tower models)
Keyboard
Mouse
Expansion Bays
Six slim (1-inch) or three half-high
(1.6-inch) hot-swap drive bays
Three 5.25-inch non-hot-swap bays
(one contains the CD-ROM drive)
Expansion Slots
Up to five PCI adapters supported.
Three 64-bit hot-plug PCI slots
Two standard (non-hot-plug) 32-bit
PCI slots
Upgradable Microcode
BIOS, diagnostics, and Advanced
System Management Processor
upgrades (when available) can
update EEPROMs on the system
board
Security Features
Door and side cover lock (tower
model only)
Power-on and administrator
passwords
Selectable drive-startup
Keyboard password
System management security
– User log-in password
– Read-only or read/write access
– Dial back
Predictive Failure Analysis
(PFA)
Alerts
Power supplies
Fans
Memory
Hard disk drives
Microprocessors
Voltage regulator modules (VRMs)
Integrated Functions
Two serial ports
Two universal serial bus (USB) ports
One parallel port
Mouse port
Keyboard port
Video port
Advanced System Management
Interconnect port
Two SCSI ports (one internal, one
external)
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet port
(controller on system board)
Redundant Ethernet capability,
through the use of an optional
network interface card (NIC)
Advanced System Management
Processor on system board
Dedicated Advanced System
Management I/O port
Video controller (with 4 MB video
memory) compatible with:
– Super video graphics array
(SVGA)
– Video graphics adapter (VGA)
Power Supply
Two 250 W (115–230 V ac)
– Standard - 500 W non-redundant,
250 W redundant
– Optional - Additional 250 W
power supply is available for
500 W redundancy
Automatic voltage range selection
Built-in overload and surge protection
Automatic restart after a loss of
power
Redundant Cooling
Three hot-swap fans
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