SUPER MICRO Computer 5015M-NTR, 5015M-UR Preface, About This Manual, Manual Organization

Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It pro- vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M- U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT is a high-end server based on the SC815TQ-R450U/SC815TQ-560U 1U rackmount chassis and the PDSMU, a single processor serverboard that supports Intel® Xeon® 3000 Series, Pentium® D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, and Celeron D processors in an LGA775 Package at a Front Side (System) Bus speed of 1066/667/533 MHz and up to 8 GB of unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2-667/533/400 SDRAM.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the PDSMU serverboard and the SC815TQ-R450U/SC815TQ-560U chassis, which comprise the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5015M-UR/ 5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT into a rack and check out the server confi guration prior to powering up the system. If your server was ordered without processor and memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system.

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