Dell PowerEdge R905 - Manual (Page 6)

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Getting Started With Your System
• Two x8 lane-width PCI-Express (PCIe) expansion slots and five x4 lane-
width PCIe slots.
• Four integrated Gb Ethernet NICs, capable of supporting 10-Mbps,
100-Mbps, and 1000-Mbps data rates. Each NIC also supports TCP/IP
offload engine (TOE) and iSCSI boot functionality. Two of the integrated
NICs are on a daughter card that can be upgraded to 10Gb Ethernet.
• An integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 1.2 used for
security applications, capable of generating and storing keys and storing
passwords and digital certificates. (Not available in China.)
• Four external USB 2.0-compliant ports, capable of supporting a diskette
drive, an optical drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.
• One internal USB 2.0-compliant connector.
• One internal connector for an optional flash memory card.
• 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.
• Standard Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) with serial access.
• An optional remote access controller (RAC) card for remote systems
management.
• An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem based on an integrated
ATI RN50 33-MHz PCI video controller. The video subsystem includes
16 MB of graphics memory and supports various 2D graphics video
modes. Maximum resolution is 1600x1280 with 65,536 colors.
(When the optional RAC is installed, the integrated video subsystem
is disabled and the video controller on the RAC is used instead.)
• Front-panel support for a video connector, two USB connectors,
and a 1x5 LCD panel for system ID and error messaging.
• Back-panel connectors including one serial, one video, two USB,
and four NIC connectors.
• System ID button on the front and back panels.
For more information about specific features, see “Technical Specifications”
on page 10.