User guide

18 Intel
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Workstation Board S5000XVN
Optional Hardware
Intel
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RAID Activation Key
The Intel
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RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSW5 can be purchased and installed to enable
RAID 5 support on your workstation board.
For the SATA workstation board, product codes S5000XSLSATA and S5000XSLSATAR,
an Intel
®
RAID Activation Key can be installed in the SATA RAID 5 Key connector.
For the SAS workstation board, product code S5000XSLSAS and S5000XSLSASR, an
Intel
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RAID Activation Key can be installed in either the SATA RAID 5 Key connector,
the SAS RAID 5 Key connector, or in each of these connectors.
For information about RAID support on this workstation board, see “RAID Support” on
page 12. See Figure 2 on page 4 to locate the connectors on the workstation board.
Installation instructions for the RAID Activation Key are included with the accessory.
Hard Disk Drives
The Intel
®
Workstation Board S5000XVN supports different hard disk drive options,
depending on the version of the workstation board purchased.
• Optical hard disk drives
• Serial ATA (SATA) and (SAS):
— Product code S5000XVNSATA or S5000XSLSATAR: Six SATA ports at 1.5
Gbps
or 3 Gbps, no SAS ports
— Product code S5000XVNSAS or S5000XSLSASR: Four SAS ports at 3 Gbps
and two SATA ports at 1.5 Gbps
or 3 Gbps
• Parallel ATA (IDE): The workstation board includes one IDE connector.
See the documentation included with your server chassis for additional drive information
and drive installation instructions.
Intel
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Local Control Panel
The Intel
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Local Control Panel provides enhanced system control by utilizing a LCD
display, which provides additional controls and indicators beyond the standard control
panel.