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Contents
Preface
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Safety Information
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Part I: User’s Guide
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Platform Description
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Platform Features
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Platform Front
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Standard Control Panel
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Intel
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Local Control Panel
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Platform Rear
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Processors
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Plug-in Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) Converters
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System Memory
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Available Memory Configurations
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Power Subsystem
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Cooling Subsystem
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Hot-swap PCI Slots
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Peripherals
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Hard Disk Drive Support
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Removable Media Bay Support
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Platform Board Set
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Main Board
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Memory Board
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Front Panel I/O Board
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Front Panel Control Board
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SCSI Backplane Board
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Power Distribution Board
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Server Management
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Starting Up and Shutting Down the Server
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Plugging the Server into AC Power
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Powering On the Server
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Shutting Down the Server
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Intel
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Server Deployment Toolkit
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Running Software Utilities from the CD
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Server Platform Utilities
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BIOS Setup Utility
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BIOS Setup Utility Page Layout
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Keyboard Commands
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Configuring Memory Options
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System Configuration Reset
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BIOS Upgrades and Recovery
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BIOS Upgrades iflash32
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