Specifications

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7. Escala E230 and E250 Server
Escala E230 discontinued as of 31/07/2001.
7.1. Technical Features
The Escala E230 model features a single PowerPC RS64-II processor at 262 MHz. It contains 64 KB
of internal cache and 4 MB L2 cache for fast data transfer between the processor and memory for
balanced system performance.
The Escala E250 model features a single PowerPC RS64-III processor at 400 MHz. It contains 128 KB
of internal cache and 2 MB L2 cache for fast data transfer between the processor and memory for
balanced system performance.
These models also include a SCSI-2 Ultra Wide bus for media and an Ultra2 SCSI bus for disks, 4
memory slots (a riser memory board can be plugged on each memory slot), 9 I/O slots (8 PCI slots and
1 shared PCI/ISA slot), and 5 disks/media Areas (Area N°1 is reserved for Media, Area N°2 is
configurable either for media or for disks and the other Areas are reserved for disks).
Up to 2 Media, 2 disks (1.6" high) or 3 disks (1" high) can be plugged in one Area.
The maximum memory configurable is 4 GB (8x512MB).
The maximum internal disk capacity is 218.4GB (12x18.2GB) using 4 Areas in the basic cabinet.
This maximum disk capacity is 655.2GB (3x12x18.2GB) using 2 expansion disk cabinets.
Basic Features
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E230:
one single CPU module PowerPC RS64-II @262MHz – 4 MB L2 cache
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E250:
one single CPU module PowerPC RS64-III @400MHz – 2 MB L2 cache
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One slot for an additional CPU module
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One Ultra2 SCSI bus for disks
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One SCSI-2 Ultra Wide bus for media
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Nine I/O Slots :
4 PCI 64-bit slots
4 PCI 32-bit slots
1 PCI/ISA slot
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256 MB memory (up to 4 GB)
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9.1 GB disk minimum (up to 218.4GB) - RAID functionality option
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Disk Hot Swapping
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One Ethernet Port (10/100 Mb/s)
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One CD-ROM disk drive
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E230:
one SVGA adapter with 2 MB video memory
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Keyboard and mouse ports
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Three asynchronous ports + 1 Centronics port.