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A National Semiconductor PC87309 super input/output (I/O) controller that controls the bidirectional parallel port, two serial ports, and the diskette drive in the externally accessible front bay. The parallel port can be set to operate in the following modes via Parallel Mode in the System Setup program: output-only (AT-compatible) or bidirectional (Personal System/2 [PS/2]-compatible). An Adaptec AIC-7890 Ultra2/low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI-3 host adapter that supports up to six 1.6-inch internal SCSI hard-disk drives via a SCSI backplane board and special SCSI hard-disk drive carriers. The SCSI backplane automatically configures SCSI identification (ID) numbers and SCSI termination on individual hard-disk drives, greatly simplifying drive installation. NOTE: The 1.6-inch drive carriers will accommodate 1-inch drives. A 1 x 6 SCSI backplane supports hot-pluggable SCSI hard-disk drive installation and removal when used in conjunction with the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller. An Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra/Narrow SCSI-3 host adapter that supports the standard CD-ROM drive and two additional externally accessible SCSI devices (such as tape drive units) in the external hard-disk drive bays. Server management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. The server management circuitry works in conjunction with the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition (NNM Special Edition) and the Dell OpenManage™ Hardware Instrumentation Package (HIP) software package. System board support for the Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant when the optional Dell Remote Assistant Card version 2.0 (DRAC 2), which provides additional local and remote server management, is installed. A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse port. Standard PowerEdge 4300 systems include a 3.5-inch diskette drive and a SCSI CD-ROM drive installed in the externally accessible bays and a SCSI hard-disk drive installed in slot 0. The external drive bay's design permits horizontal orientation of external drives in both stand-alone and rack-mount systems. The following software is included with your Dell system: Video drivers for displaying many popular applications in high-resolution modes. For more information on these drivers, see Chapter 2, "Using the Dell Server Assistant CD." HP OpenView software, including OpenView NNM SE with Dell OpenManage HIP, a standards-based management solution that provides concise and in-depth views of networked systems, devices, and connections through an intuitive graphical interface. SCSI device drivers that allow your operating system to communicate with devices attached to the built-in SCSI subsystem. For more information on these drivers, see Chapter 3, "Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers." Introduction 1-3

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Introduction
1-3
²
A National Semiconductor PC87309 super input/output (I/O) controller that con-
trols the bidirectional parallel port, two serial ports, and the diskette drive in the
externally accessible front bay.
The parallel port can be set to operate in the following modes via
Parallel Mode
in the System Setup program: output-only (AT-compatible) or bidirectional (Personal
System/2 [PS/2]-compatible).
²
An Adaptec AIC-7890 Ultra2/low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI-3 host adapter
that supports up to six 1.6-inch internal SCSI hard-disk drives via a SCSI backplane
board and special SCSI hard-disk drive carriers. The SCSI backplane automatically
configures SCSI identification (ID) numbers and SCSI termination on individual
hard-disk drives, greatly simplifying drive installation.
NOTE: The 1.6-inch drive carriers will accommodate 1-inch drives.
A 1 x 6 SCSI backplane supports hot-pluggable SCSI hard-disk drive installation
and removal when used in conjunction with the Dell PowerEdge Expandable
RAID Controller.
²
An Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra/Narrow SCSI-3 host adapter that supports the stan-
dard CD-ROM drive and two additional externally accessible SCSI devices (such
as tape drive units) in the external hard-disk drive bays.
²
Server management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well
as critical system voltages and temperatures. The server management circuitry
works in conjunction with the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special
Edition (NNM Special Edition) and the Dell OpenManage™ Hardware Instrumen-
tation Package (HIP) software package.
²
System board support for the Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant when the
optional Dell Remote Assistant Card version 2.0 (DRAC 2), which provides addi-
tional local and remote server management, is installed.
²
A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse
port.
Standard PowerEdge 4300 systems include a 3.5-inch diskette drive and a SCSI
CD-ROM drive installed in the externally accessible bays and a SCSI hard-disk drive
installed in slot 0. The external drive bay’s design permits horizontal orientation of
external drives in both stand-alone and rack-mount systems.
The following software is included with your Dell system:
²
Video drivers for displaying many popular applications in high-resolution modes.
For more information on these drivers, see Chapter 2, “Using the Dell Server
Assistant CD.”
²
HP OpenView software, including OpenView NNM SE with Dell OpenManage
HIP, a standards-based management solution that provides concise and in-depth
views of networked systems, devices, and connections through an intuitive
graphical interface.
²
SCSI device drivers that allow your operating system to communicate with
devices attached to the built-in SCSI subsystem. For more information on these
drivers, see Chapter 3, “Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers.”