Dell PowerEdge 1500SC - Manual (Page 17)

When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines:
l Check the documentation that accompanied the device for specific installation and configuration instructions. For example, most devices must be
connected to a particular connector to operate properly. Also, external devices usually require you to install device drivers before they will work. Device
drivers are normally included with your operating system software, or with the device itself.
l Always attach external devices while your system is turned off. Next, turn on any external devices before turning on the system unless the
documentation for the device specifies otherwise. (If the system does not seem to recognize the device, try turning on the system before turning on the
device.)
For information about enabling, disabling, or configuring I/O ports and connectors, see " Using the System Setup Program ."
System Features
Your system offers the following features:
l One or two Intel Pentium III microprocessors with an external bus speed of 133 MHz and an internal operating speed of at least 1.13 GHz
l Front-side bus speed of 133 MHz
l Level 2 cache of 512 KB
l Support for SMP, which is available by installing additional microprocessors. SMP greatly improves overall system performance by dividing microprocessor
operations among the independent microprocessors. To take advantage of this feature, you must use an operating system that supports
multiprocessing.
l A minimum of 128 MB of system memory, upgradable to a maximum of 4 GB by installing combinations of 64-, 128-, 256-, 512-MB, or 1-GB registered PC-
133 SDRAM memory module pairs in the four memory module sockets on the system board.
l Support for up to six 1-inch, internal, hot-pluggable Ultra3 SCSI hard drives.
l An optional, redundant power supply distribution board to accommodate up to two independent power supplies.
The system board includes the following built-in features:
l Six PCI slots located on the system board. PCI slots 1 through 4 are 64-bit, 66 MHz slots; PCI slots 5 and 6 are 32-bit, 33 MHz slots.
l An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI RAGE XL video controller. This video subsystem contains 4 MB of SDRAM video memory
(nonupgradable). Maximum resolutions are 1600 x 1200 x 64 K colors (noninterlaced). In 1280 x 1024-pixel, 1024 x 768-pixel, 800 x 600-pixel, and 640
x 480-pixel resolutions, 16.7 million colors are available for true-color graphics.
l Embedded dual-channel Ultra3 SCSI controller.
l An integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller, capable of supporting 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, or 1000 Mb/s data rates.
l Server management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. The server management
circuitry works in conjunction with the server management software.
Standard systems include an IDE CD drive and diskette drive installed in the externally accessible bays.
The following software is included with your system:
NOTE: If you decide to upgrade your system by installing a second microprocessor, you must order the microprocessor upgrade kits from Dell. Not
all versions of the microprocessor will work properly as additional microprocessors. The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct version of the
microprocessor as well as the correct instructions for performing the upgrade. Both microprocessors must have the same internal operating
frequency and cache size.