Dell SC1425 Supported Operating Systems, Power Protection Devices, Other Documents You May Need

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¡Up to two internal 1-inch SCSI hard drives with an optional SCSI controller card.

•Two integrated Gigabit Ethernet NICs, capable of supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, and 1000-Mbps data rates.

•Four USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and two on the back) capable of supporting a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.

•An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI Radeon 7000-M, 66 MHz PCI video controller. This video subsystem contains 16 MB of SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable). Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200 with 64,000 colors; true-color graphics are supported in the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864, and 1280 x 1024.

•Systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. The systems management circuitry works in conjunction with the systems management software.

•Back-panel connectors include mouse, keyboard, serial, video, two USB connectors, and two NIC connectors.

•Front-panel connectors include two USB connectors.

For more information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications."

The following software is included with your system:

•A System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing system configuration information. For more information about this program, see "Using the System Setup Program."

•Enhanced security features, including a system password and a setup password, available through the System Setup program.

•System diagnostics for evaluating system components and devices. For information about using the system diagnostics, see "Running the System Diagnostics" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

•Video drivers for displaying many popular application programs in high-resolution modes.

Supported Operating Systems

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Web Edition

•Red Hat® Linux Enterprise Server ES and WS (version 3) for Intel x86

•Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server ES and WS (version 3) for Intel EM64T

Power Protection Devices

Certain devices protect your system from the effects of problems such as power surges and power failures.

•PDU — Uses circuit breakers to ensure that the AC current load does not exceed the PDU's rating.

•Surge protector — Prevents voltage spikes, such as those that may occur during an electrical storm, from entering the system through the electrical outlet. They do not protect against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC line voltage level.

•Line conditioner — Maintains a system's AC power source voltage at a moderately constant level and provides protection from brownouts, but does not protect against a complete power loss.

•UPS — Uses battery power to keep the system running when AC power is unavailable. The battery is charged by AC power while it is available so that after AC power is lost, the battery can provide power to the system for a limited amount of time—from 5 minutes to approximately an hour. A UPS that provides only 5 minutes of battery power allows you to save your files and to shutdown the system. Use surge protectors and PDUs with all universal power supplies, and ensure that the UPS is UL-safety approved.

Other Documents You May Need

The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document.

•The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack.

•The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of initially setting up your system.

•The Installation and Troubleshooting Guide describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components.

•Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.

•Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install these options.

•Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation. NOTE: Always read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.

Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.