SUPER MICRO Computer AS1020S-8 - Manual (Page 3)

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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.