SUPER MICRO Computer AS1020S-8 user manual Preface, About This Manual, Manual Organization

Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the AS1020S-8 server. Installa- tion and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The AS1020S-8 is a high-end server based on the SC813S+-500 1U chassis and the H8DSR-8, a dual processor serverboard that supports AMD Opteron processors and up to 16/32 GB of registered ECC DDR400/333 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 H8DSR-8 serverboard and the SC813S+-500 chassis, which comprise the 1020S-8.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 1020S-8 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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