Dell PowerVault 775N Dell PowerVault 770N Systems Information Update

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Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N Systems Information

Update

This document provides updated information on the following topics for your system:

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NIC issues

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RAID controllers

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System features

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Remote access

NIC Issues

Intel

®

PRO/100 and PRO/1000 NIC Identification

The Intel PROSet utility includes a feature that causes Intel embedded NIC LEDs to blink

for identification purposes. The identification feature works for any Intel add-in NICs

installed in this system. However, because the system does not contain the hardware

required to support the identification feature for embedded NICs, the feature is unavailable

for the system’s Intel PRO/100 and PRO/1000 embedded NICs.

RAID Controllers

Installing RAID Controllers

Install Dell™ PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) 3/DC, PERC 3/QC, and

PERC 4/DC controller cards in PCI-X expansion slots 2 through 5. Do not install

PERC 3/DC, PERC 3/QC, or PERC 4/DC controller cards in slots 6 and 7. Expansion cards

with older PCI technology might overload the newer 133-MHz PCI-X slots (slots 6 and 7),

which have a lighter signal load due to a shorter bus and only one slot on the bus.

NOTE:

"Overload" in this context refers to the signal load, not the power load. All of

the PCI slots receive equal power from the same source.

See your

Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

for information about installing expansion

cards.

July 2003