Networking

For easy connection to a network, a PCI-based 10/100 megabits per second (Mbps) networking card is provided as a standard component of your computer.

Processor

Your computer includes support for dual Intel Pentium II Xeon processors. The Pentium II Xeon processor is designed to support the needs of single- and multithreaded workstation applications. The processor includes fast ECC level 2 cache and multiprocessing capabilities.

One processor comes standard in the computer. The other processor slot is filled with a terminator card. If you add a second processor, both processors should be of the same clock speed and have the same amount of cache memory.

A voltage regulator connector on the system board provides support for a voltage regulator module that is installed if your system includes two processors.

Installing two processors enables your computer to take advantage of multithreading on some 32-bit graphics applications. These applications may run faster with two processors than with one. See your software documentation for more information.

For information on removing and installing a processor, see the “Installing Components” chapter in the Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your E-5250 System guide.

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