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- Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 1
Interoperability 13 Intelligent Manageability........ 14 System Software Manager ...... 15 Unattended Network Installation Toolkit (UNIT 15 Insight Manager Lite Console Client 15 ... 126F-1199-WWEN Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper The purpose of this paper is to provide - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 2
and/or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 1999 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper December 1999 2 - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 3
WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Introduction Compaq Deskpro Workstations are high performance workstations that provide workstation performance at an exceptional price for business, technical and creative professional customers. Customer market segments include: - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 4
WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Customer Benefits • Performance and stable platform for late- for multiple fill buffer • Support for 133-MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) with a peak bandwidth of 1.07 GB/s • Supports larger memory bandwidth - 1.6 GB/s per memory channel 4 - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 5
Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Customer Benefits • Higher core clock frequency (MHz) performance with 133-MHz FSB and 256-KB full speed L2 cache provide the power needed to simultaneously run user applications and background IT services support with 95% efficient memory sub-system and - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 6
models of the Compaq Deskpro Workstation come standard with a one-inch 9.1-GB Ultra3 SCSI 10,000 rpm hard drive, as well as an integrated Adaptec Ultra3 SCSI controller. Ultra3 SCSI is backward-compatible with all previous versions of SCSI. When an Ultra3 drive is installed on a previous-version - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 7
WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Customer at legacy ATA functionality). Additionally, Ultra ATA controllers can support up to two devices. The Ultra ATA technology also assists in troubleshooting system level problems that might result in unwarranted hard drive - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 8
(cont'd) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key how quickly 7200 rpm drive costs reach 5400 rpm costs. Compaq recommends business users invest the extra dollars in converting to 7200 integrity margins. CRC is used by Compaq Intelligent Manageability solutions to provide Integrity Monitoring functions - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 9
the intelligence required to identify local problems proactively and issue alerts that report these problems to a centralized management console. + Management Adapter. Compaq supports both Intel's Alert on LAN and 3Com's Remote System Alert alerting technologies on new Deskpro Workstation models. 9 - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 10
Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Supported Alerts The Alert on LAN solution supports the alerts listed in Table 1. Table 1. Alerts supported by the Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter Alert Description Benefits BIOS Hang The NIC issues a BIOS specific thermal problems; minimizes - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 11
in the pre-install image of any Compaq Deskpro Workstation featuring an Intel 820 or future chipset, and an Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter). Alternatively, the latest Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter driver is available on the Compaq website at: http://www.compaq.com/support/files/desktops/us - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 12
Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies In an AGP architecture, the 2D or 3D graphics accelerator is placed on its own bus and given direct access to system memory put the above throughput numbers in perspective, the typical PCI bus supports a bus width of 32 bits, clocked at 33 MHz yielding - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 13
PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies AGP Pro The latest extension to the AGP specification is AGP Pro. The AGP Pro specification defines an extended interface connection that was designed to deliver additional electrical power to workstation class graphics accelerators - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 14
Compaq Deskpro Workstation - Key Technologies Intelligent Manageability Intelligent Manageability is Compaq fails; covers processors, hard drives and memory • SMART hard drives - (Self Monitoring and Management Features • Support Software CD - contains the latest drivers, flashable ROM images, - Compaq AP250 | Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key Technologies White Paper - Page 15
Key Technologies System Software Manager A single tool for unattended installation of Compaq Deskpro Workstation system software is available with the System Software Manager (SSM). allows for software management with a ROM flash to change BIOS and the updating of hardware device drivers. 15
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December 1999
Prepared By
Workstation Marketing
Compaq Computer
Corporation
Contents
Introduction
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3
Intel 820 Chipset
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3
Summary of New Technologies3
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
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4
Pentium III Processors
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4
New Processor Features
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4
Customer Benefits
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5
Rambus Technology
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5
Customer Benefits
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5
Hard Drives
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6
Ultra3 SCSI Hard Drives
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6
Ultra ATA/66 Hard Drives
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7
Cyclical Redundancy Check
(CRC)
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8
Intel PRO/100+ Management
Adapter
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9
Supported Alerts
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10
Implementation Requirements 11
AGP
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11
AGP Modes
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12
AGP Pro
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13
Workstation Software Platform .. 13
Interoperability
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13
Intelligent Manageability
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14
System Software Manager
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15
Unattended Network Installation
Toolkit (UNIT)
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15
Insight Manager Lite Console
Client
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15
Compaq Deskpro Workstation Key
Technologies White Paper
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the Key Technologies
incorporated into the new Compaq Deskpro Workstation models with the new
Intel
820 chipset and the benefits of these features.