1.1System Features

The ASUS AP1600R is a stylish barebone server featuring the ASUS PR-DLSR motherboard. The server supports dual Intel® Xeon™ processors in 604-pin sockets, and includes the latest I/O, LAN, and video technologies through the chipsets embedded on the motherboard.

Following are highlights of the server’s many features.

•Processors: Support for two 2.4+GHz Intel® Xeon™ processors with 400MHz FSB

•Memory: Six DIMM sockets support up to 12GB of system memory using registered ECC PC2100/PC1600 DDR DIMMs

•System Chipset: The Serverworks® Grand Champion Low End (GCLE) SystemSet includes the Champion Memory and I/O Controller LE (CMIC-LE) as the host bridge, the Champion South Bridge (CSB5) as a PCI to Low Pin Count (LPC) bridge, and the Champion I/O Bridge (CIOB-X2) that provides a high performance data flow path between the IMB and the I/O subsystem.

•LAN Chipsets: The Intel® 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller is an integrated Ethernet LAN component that supports 1000Mbps, 100Mbps, and 10Mbps data rates. The Intel 82551QM Fast Ethernet controller fully supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX networking protocols.

•SCSI Chipset: The LSI® 53C1010R SCSI controller supports up to 30 Ultra-160 SCSI devices through the onboard dual-channel SCSI connectors.

•VGA Chipset: The ATI® Rage-XL PCI-based VGA controller supports up to 8MB PC-100 display SDRAM for 1280x1024 and true color resolutions.

•Storage: Four 1” height, 3.5-inch width HDD drive bays

•Expansion: Two full-length 64-bit 133/100MHz PCI-X slots on a proprietary riser card.

•Power Supply: 115Vac/230Vac 350-watt auto-switching power supply

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Chapter 1: System Overview