User`s guide

Server Chassis Features
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Serial ATA Subsystem
The SGI Rackable C2108-TY10 server chassis supports up to six 3 Gb/s Serial ATA drives. The
SATA drives are hot-swappable units and are connected to a backplane that provides power and
control.
Note: The operating system you have installed must support RAID to enable the hot-swap
capability of the SATA drives.
Front Control Panel
The control panel on the SGI Rackable C2108-TY10 provides you with system monitoring and
control. LEDs that indicate system power, HDD activity, network activity, system overheat and
power supply failure. A main power button and a system reset button are also included. In
addition, two USB ports and one serial port have been incorporated into the control panel to
provide front side USB and COM port access.
Motherboard
The SGI Rackable C2108-TY10 server chassis is an ATX form factor chassis designed to be used
in a 2U rackmount configuration. The motherboard provides one UIO slot, seven low-profile
expansion slots, one COM port, a VGA port, two USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
and two Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Cooling System
The SGI Rackable C2108-TY10 server chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes
three 8-cm hot-plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis. An air shroud
channels the airflow from the system fans to efficiently cool the processor area of the system. The
power supply module also includes a cooling fan.
Figure 1-2 shows a general block diagram of the Intel 5520/ICH10R chipset.