Service manual
System Overview 1-9
Figure 1–4 shows the front view of the GS80 rack system. A GS80 can have
from one to eight CPUs, from 1 Gbyte to 64 Gbytes of memory, and from 13 to
41 PCI slots. Configurations depend upon options chosen for given base
systems.
A cabinet with a single drawer contains:
• one system drawer
• one AC input box
• one power subrack with two or three AC to 48 VDC power supplies
• the operator control panel
• one required master PCI box with up to a combination of three PCI boxes and/or
storage shelves
A cabinet with two system drawers contains:
• two system drawers
• a distribution module
• two AC input boxes
• two power subracks with two or three AC to 48 VDC power supplies in each
• the operator control panel
• one required master PCI box with an optional PCI box or storage shelves
For storage configuration rules, see Appendix A or the AlphaServer
GS80/160/320 User’s Guide.