Setup Guide

4 Getting Started With Your System
• Support for up to two 2.5-inch, SAS or SATA hot-pluggable hard drives.
NOTE: SAS and SATA hard drives cannot be mixed within a server module.
• Integrated internal drive mirroring allows two disks to be mirrored through the integrated RAID
controller.
• An external port to support USB devices using the custom cable. USB devices include a mouse, a
keyboard, flash drive, a 1.44-MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive, or an optical drive.
NOTE: Only Dell-supplied USB diskette drives and optical drives are supported; use only a USB 2.0-compliant
cable with a length not to exceed 3 meters (118.1 inches).
• An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000 video controller. This video
subsystem contains 16 MB of SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable). Maximum resolution
is 1280 x 1024 x 65,000 colors (noninterlaced).
• 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.
For more information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications."
The following software is included with your system:
• A System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing system configuration information. For more
information on this program, see "Using the System Setup Program" in your
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
.
• Enhanced security features, including a system password and a setup password, available through
the System Setup program.
• System diagnostics for evaluating system components and devices. For information about using the
system diagnostics, see "Running the System Diagnostics" in your
Hardware Owner’s Manual .
• Video drivers for displaying many popular application programs in high-resolution modes.
• Systems management software and documentation. Systems management software is used to manage
and monitor each individual server module as well as the system as a whole, including all of the server
modules, network switch modules, power supplies, and fans. Systems management software manages
the system locally and remotely on a network. Dell recommends that you use the systems management
software provided with this system.
• Optional solutions software for Web hosting, caching, or load balancing. See your solutions software
documentation for more information
Supported Operating Systems
Your system supports the following operating systems:
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Server and Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 or later
• Microsoft Windows Server
™
2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Web Edition with Service
Pack 1 or later