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Power rating, Nic issues, Intel® pro/100 and pro/1000 nic identification – Dell PowerEdge 2600 User Manual

Page 5: Scsi issues and features, Mixed-mode scsi configuration limitation, Scsi setup features

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This document provides updated information on the following topics for your system:

Power rating

NIC issues

SCSI issues and features

RAID controllers

Novell

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NetWare

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6.0

Red Hat

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Linux

Compatibility considerations

Power Rating

100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz, 11.4 A
200–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz, 5.0 A

NIC Issues

Intel

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PRO/100 and PRO/1000 NIC Identification

The Intel PROSet utility includes a feature that causes Intel embedded NIC LEDs to blink for
identification purposes. The identification feature works for any Intel add-in NICs installed in this
system. However, because the system does not contain the hardware required to support the
identification feature for embedded NICs, the feature is unavailable for the system’s Intel PRO/100
and PRO/1000 embedded NICs.

SCSI Issues and Features

Mixed-Mode SCSI Configuration Limitation

Mixed-mode configurations (channel A set to ROMB and channel B set to SCSI) use the RAID
firmware rather than the SCSI firmware. In RAID mode, you cannot change the settings for SCSI
tape drives; these settings are automatically negotiated with the SCSI devices.

SCSI Setup Features

The SCSI option ROM allows you to set up to four channels to be included in the boot order.
Select the four channels from within the SCSI Configuration Utility, which you can enter by
pressing when prompted during the POST of the LSI SCSI controllers.
You can include channels from the embedded LSI Ultra 320 SCSI controller. Ensure that the hard
drive containing the operating system is set as one of these first four channels in the boot sequence.
The first device from each of the four channels is included as a boot option in the System Setup
program. See your system’s User’s Guide for information about using the System Setup program.