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What your IBM xSeries 450 offers Your server includes the following features and technologies: v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology Enterprise X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make your Intel-processor-based server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more information, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html on the World Wide Web. - Active Memory The Active Memory feature improves the reliability of memory through memory mirroring, memory scrubbing, and the Memory ProteXion™ feature. For more information, see the User's Guide. - Large system memory The memory bus supports up to 40 GB of system memory. The memory controller provides error code correcting (ECC) support for up to 28 industry-standard PC2100, 2.5 V, 184-pin, 133 megahertz (MHz), registered, double data rate (DDR), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). - XceL4™ Server Accelerator Cache The XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache provides 64 MB of external Level-4 cache, which increases effective memory bandwidth. v Light Path Diagnostics feature The Light Path Diagnostics feature provides LEDs to help you isolate problems. For more information, see "Light Path Diagnostics feature" on page 36. v System-management capabilities The server comes with a Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in a dedicated connector. This adapter, in conjunction with the system-management software that comes with the server, enables you to manage the functions of the server locally and remotely. The Remote Supervisor Adapter also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability. v Integrated network support Your server comes with an integrated Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller, which supports connection to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps network. For more information, see "Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 31. Server controls and indicators The following section identifies the controls and indicators on the front and rear of your server. Note: Illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. 4 IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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What
your
IBM
xSeries
450
offers
Your
server
includes
the
following
features
and
technologies:
v
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture
technology
Enterprise
X-Architecture
technology
combines
proven,
innovative
IBM
designs
to
make
your
Intel-processor-based
server
powerful,
scalable,
and
reliable.
For
more
information,
go
to
on
the
World
Wide
Web.
–
Active
Memory
The
Active
Memory
feature
improves
the
reliability
of
memory
through
memory
mirroring,
memory
scrubbing,
and
the
Memory
ProteXion
™
feature.
For
more
information,
see
the
User’s
Guide
.
–
Large
system
memory
The
memory
bus
supports
up
to
40
GB
of
system
memory.
The
memory
controller
provides
error
code
correcting
(ECC)
support
for
up
to
28
industry-standard
PC2100,
2.5
V,
184-pin,
133
megahertz
(MHz),
registered,
double
data
rate
(DDR),
synchronous
dynamic
random
access
memory
(SDRAM)
dual
inline
memory
modules
(DIMMs).
–
XceL4
™
Server
Accelerator
Cache
The
XceL4
Server
Accelerator
Cache
provides
64
MB
of
external
Level-4
cache,
which
increases
effective
memory
bandwidth.
v
Light
Path
Diagnostics
feature
The
Light
Path
Diagnostics
feature
provides
LEDs
to
help
you
isolate
problems.
For
more
information,
see
“Light
Path
Diagnostics
feature”
on
page
36.
v
System-management
capabilities
The
server
comes
with
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
installed
in
a
dedicated
connector.
This
adapter,
in
conjunction
with
the
system-management
software
that
comes
with
the
server,
enables
you
to
manage
the
functions
of
the
server
locally
and
remotely.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
also
provides
system
monitoring,
event
recording,
and
dial-out
alert
capability.
v
Integrated
network
support
Your
server
comes
with
an
integrated
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller,
which
supports
connection
to
a
10-Mbps,
100-Mbps,
or
1000-Mbps
network.
For
more
information,
see
“Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller”
on
page
31.
Server
controls
and
indicators
The
following
section
identifies
the
controls
and
indicators
on
the
front
and
rear
of
your
server.
Note:
Illustrations
in
this
document
might
differ
slightly
from
your
hardware.
4
IBM
xSeries
450
Type
8688:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide