Gateway ALR 8200 manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Gateway ALR 8200. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Gateway ALR 8200 o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Gateway ALR 8200 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Gateway ALR 8200, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Gateway ALR 8200 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Gateway ALR 8200
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Gateway ALR 8200
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Gateway ALR 8200
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Gateway ALR 8200 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Gateway ALR 8200 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Gateway en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Gateway ALR 8200, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Gateway ALR 8200, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Gateway ALR 8200. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    Gate w a y ALR 8200 User’ s Guide P art #8504078 A MAN SYS U S 8200 USR G DE R2 12/98 4078tl.book Page 1 Tu esday, December 22, 1 998 2:19 P M[...]

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    Notices Copyrigh t © 1998 Gateway 2000, Inc. All Rights Reserved 610 Gateway Drive N. Sioux C ity , S D 57049 USA All Rights Reser ved This publicati on is protec ted by cop yright an d all righ ts are reser ved. No par t of it may be reproduced or transm itted by any means or in any form, witho ut pr ior con sent i n wr iting from Gatewa y 2000. [...]

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    Contents i Contents Preface .. .......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ......... ........ iii About this guide..................... ..................................................... ............ iv Conventions used in this guide ............................................................... v Important safety in [...]

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    ii Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Using Check Disk ................................... ....................................... 21 Using Disk Defragmenter....................... ....................................... 22 Protecting against viruses ............. ................................... ..................... 23 Cleaning your system ......[...]

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    Pref ace About this guide ........... ........................................... iv Conventions used in this guide .... ........................... v Important safe ty instructions .......................... ........ vi 4078tl.book Page iii Tuesday, December 22, 1998 2:19 PM[...]

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    iv Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide About t his gui de The pur pose of this User ’ s Guide is to help you un pack, assemble, and install t he system. This guide pro v ides step-b y-step setup and o perating instructions along with d etailed illustra tions throughout t he document. Belo w is a summary of the sections to f ollo w: Chapter 1: Getting[...]

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    Preface v Con ventions used in this guide Throughout this boo klet, you will see the fol lo wing con ventions : Con vention Description E NTER K eyboard key names ar e pr in ted in smal l capital s. C TRL +A LT +D EL A plus si gn indicates th at the ke ys must be pres sed si multan eousl y . Command s to b e entered, o ptions to selec t, a nd me ss[...]

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    vi Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Impor t ant safety instructions Observe the follo wing gui delines when per for ming an y w ork on your system: • F oll ow all instructions marked on t his product and in the documentati on. • Unplug this product from the w all outlet be fore cleaning. Do not use liq uid or aerosol cleaners . Use a damp cloth [...]

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    Preface vii • Under an y of the follo wing conditions, unplug the system from the w all outlet and re fer ser vicing to qual if ied personnel: • The po w er cord or plug i s damaged. • Liquid has been spilled into the s ystem. • The system does not operate properl y w hen the operating instructions are fol lo w ed. • The system w as dropp[...]

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    viii Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide 4078tl.book Page viii Tuesday, December 22, 1998 2:19 PM[...]

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    1 Getting Star ted Before you begin ......... ............................................ 2 Assembling your system .............. ........................... 3 Starting up the syst em.. ............................................ 6 4078tl.book Page 1 Tu esday, December 22, 1 998 2:19 P M[...]

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    2 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Bef ore y ou begin Congratulations on your purchase. W ith the ar riv al of your ne w system, you are probab l y eager to assemb le the computer and ha ve it operat ing. This section helps you: • Assemb le the system • Connect the monitor a nd keyboard • Start up the system Carefull y read and fo llo w these [...]

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    Getting Started 3 Assembl ing y our system • Prepare a clean, flat, and f irm surface for y our computer . Allo w at least thre e inches at the rear of the chassis for cabling and ai r circulati on. • Protect y our computer fr om extreme temperatur e and humidity . Do not e xpose your computer to direct sunligh t, heater duc ts, and other heat-[...]

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    4 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Setting up the ser v er Refer to F igure 1 and the f ollo wing procedures w hen connecti ng optional peripherals to your s ystem. F igur e 1: Connecting P eripher als 1. Connect the k eyboard and mouse to thei r respecti ve ports using the pictures on t he server’ s rear co ver as a guide. 2. Connect the monitor [...]

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    Getting Started 5 5. Connect the po w er cab le to th e AC -In po w er socket on t he po w er suppl y. If the system includ es both hot-sw appab le modules, there will be an A C-In po wer sock et on each module. 6. Connect the other end of the po w er cab le(s) to an A C out let. 4078tl.book Page 5 Tu esday, December 22, 1 998 2:19 P M[...]

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    6 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Star ting up the syst em Press the On/Of f switch on the front panel to start the system. The green LED on the front panel lights. If y ou turn off y our system, y ou must w ait at least ten se conds before y ou turn the system back on. The system self- checks the memor y e ven if the monitor is not connected. If t[...]

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    Getting Started 7 Looking things ov er In an y complex sy stem, there is potential for a forgotten c onnection, a for gotten s witch, or a loose conne ctor . If y ou tr y to start up the server a nd it does not start up, perform the follo wing checks: • Is the po w er cord c onnected to the CPU system and an A C outlet? • Is the A C outl et sup[...]

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    8 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide 4078tl.book Page 8 Tu esday, December 22, 1 998 2:19 P M[...]

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    2 System F eatures Basic feature s ............... ................................... ....... 10 Front panel ................... .......................................... 11 Rear panel .................... ................................... ....... 14 Operating syste m s ........................ ......................... 18 4078tl.book Page 9 Tu[...]

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    10 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Basic f eatures • Inte l Pentium ® II process or (speed depends on the mo del) • Autodetection of 66/100-MHz memor y bus for all proc essor speeds to accommodate pr ocessors using either memor y bus speed • SMP design supporting up to tw o proc essor modules • Intel MP Speci f ication V1.1 and 1.4 complia[...]

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    System Features 11 Fr ont panel The front panel of the system is equipped wit h switches, LEDs, and dri ve ba ys (see F igure 2.) F igur e 2: F r ont P anel Pow e r bu tt o n 3.5-inch diskett e drive Bezel doors (open) 3.5-inch LV D S C A drive ba ys Reset button K e yboard lock button/ECC clear Internal 3.5-inch drive ba y P o wer LED Hard disk ac[...]

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    12 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Buttons The follo wing table sho w s the front p anel buttons and their funct ions. See F igure 2 on page 11 for the locations of the buttons. Inter nal 3.5-in ch dr ive ba y The system in cludes an internal 3.5-inch dri ve ba y to acco mmodate a 3.5-inch IDE hard dri v e or other 3.5-inch de vice that does not ne[...]

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    System Features 13 5.25-i nch dr iv e ba ys The 5.25-inch driv e ba ys pro vide space f or up to f iv e 5.25-inch de vices such as CD-R OM dri ves, 5.25-inc h diskette dri ves, or tape dri ves. Beze l doors and k e ylock The top bezel door pro vides access to the po wer , reset, and ke yboard inhibit sw itches, as w ell as th e 3.5-inch diskett e d[...]

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    14 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Rear panel The rear panel of the system is equipped with I /O por ts, connectors, and sw itches (see F igure 3). F igur e 3: Rear P anel Status light, po w er supply 1 (PS1) A C plug, PS1 V oltage selection s witch, PS1 Status light, optional power supply 2 (PS2) A C plug, PS2 V oltage selection s witch, PS2 Chass[...]

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    System Features 15 P ower supplies The system suppo r ts tw o 400-W att redundant po wer s upply modul es capab le of load shari ng. The standard conf iguration incl udes a single module. The second m odule can be purcha sed as an option and pro vides redundanc y and hot-sw ap capabilit ies. P ower supply status lights Each po w er suppl y module h[...]

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    16 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Fa n s The exhaust fans pro vide airfl ow through the system to k eep the interior temperat ure to acceptab le lev els. Do not b lock this v ent. Chassis k e ylock The chassis keylock al lo ws you to secure the panel s to the cha ssis to pre vent unauthorized ac cess to the syste m and its peripherals. Expansion s[...]

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    System Features 17 I/O por ts The follo wing table sho ws the r ear panel I/O ports and their descript ions. F or t he locations of the ports refer to Figure 3 on page 14. Po r t Definition Serial po r ts 1 and 2 These are high speed serial po r ts that us e the First-In-Fi rst-Out (FIF O) prot ocol. If y ou ha ve a serial mous e, connect it to Ser[...]

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    18 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Operating systems The system is 100% Intel MP Specif ication V1.1 or V1.4, BIOS-sele ctable compliant. The foll o wing operating systems s uppor t symmetrical multi-process ing (SMP): • No v ell NetW are SMP 4.1 and 4.11 • SCO UNIX 3.2.4.2 • SCO UNIX ODT 3.0 • SCO UNIX Open Server 5.X • UnixW are 2.01 an[...]

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    3 Maintaining and Cleaning Y our System Maintaining your hard dri ve ........................... ....... 20 Protecting against viruses ...................................... 23 Cleaning your system ..................................... ....... 24 4078tl.book Page 19 T uesday, December 22, 1998 2:1 9 PM[...]

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    20 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Maintaining y our har d drive Hard dri ves need regular mai ntenance because running the system sof twar e di vides f iles, creates spaces betw een data, and other wise decreases the hard dri ve’ s perfor mance. W indo ws 95 and W indo ws NT pro vi de maintenance tools that he lp prev ent possib le hard dri ve p[...]

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    Maintaining and Cleaning Your System 21 If y ou selected and want to change the setti ngs ScanDisk uses w hen it checks the disk’ s surface, click on the button, select t he options from the S urface Scan Options windo w , then click on t he button to close t he windo w . 5. If y ou want Sc anDisk to aut omaticall y f ix an y errors it f inds, se[...]

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    22 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide 6. Check to scan the enti re hard dri v e. 7. Click If the scan f inds bad sectors, a screen message notif ies you. Using Disk Defragmenter The Disk Defragmenter pr ogram that comes with W indo ws 95 hel ps maintain the i ntegrity of y our hard dri ve b y rearranging f iles so that unused space on y our hard dri v[...]

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    Maintaining and Cleaning Your System 23 Pr otecting a gain st viruses A virus is a pro g ram written with mal icious intent for t he sole pur pose of creating ha v oc in a computer sy stem. It attaches i tself to ex ecutab le f iles or boot sectors, s o it can replicate an d spread. Some vir uses ma y onl y cause your system to beep or displa y mes[...]

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    24 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Cleaning y o ur system Y our system and its components need to be cleaned occasionall y . Some pro g rams that help maintain the i ntegrity of the hard dri ve s in your syst em come as part of the W indo ws 95 and W indo ws NT opera ting systems. The follo wing s ections contain information about ca ring for the v[...]

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    Maintaining and Cleaning Your System 25 Cleaning th e ke yboard Occasionall y y ou should clean the k eyboard to fr ee it of dust and lint particles trapped under the keys. The e asiest w a y to do this is to blo w trapped dirt from under the keys using an aerosol can of ai r with a narr o w , stra w-li ke extensi on. If y ou spill liquid on the ke[...]

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    26 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide 4078tl.book Page 26 T uesday, December 22, 1998 2:1 9 PM[...]

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    A Appendix Acronyms and abbreviations................................. 28 Terms and definitions .. ................................... ....... 32 Regulatory complia nce statements ....................... 35 4078tl.book Page 27 T uesday, December 22, 1998 2:1 9 PM[...]

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    28 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Acr on yms and abbre viations AC - Alter nating current AC P I - Adva nced Conf iguration & P o w er Interface APIC - Adva nced programmab le interr upt controller ASCII - American standard code f or infor mation int erchange ASIC - Application spe cif ic integrated circu it ATA P I - A T ad vanced peri ph era[...]

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    Appendix 29 EPP - Expanded parallel port ESD - Electro-static discharge FAT - File all ocation tabl e GB - Gigabyte IDE - Inte g rated dri ve electro nics I/O - Input/out put IRQ - Interr upt request line ISA - Industry standard architec ture KB - Kilobyte LAN - Local area netw ork LB A - Lo gical bloc k addressing LED - Light-emitting d iode LV D [...]

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    30 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide PIC - Programmab le interr upt controller PIO - Paged i nput/output PnP - Plug and pla y POST - Po w er -on self-t est PS/2 - Pe rsonal System/2 RAID - Redundant ar ra y of ine xpensiv e dri ves RAM - Random-access memory RMA - Retu r n ma ter ial a utho riza tio n RO M - Read-onl y memor y rpm - Rev olutions per [...]

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    Appendix 31 USB - Univ ersal seria l bus V - Vo l t VA C - V olts alternating current VG A - Vide o g raphics arra y VRM - V oltage re gulator module W - W att 4078tl.book Page 31 T uesday, December 22, 1998 2:1 9 PM[...]

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    32 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide T erms and defin itions This list of ter ms should help y ou get acquainte d with terms used in your computer’ s documentation and in y our system softw are. A pplications - Softw are installed on y our system. Sometimes called pr ogr ams . BIOS - Basic input/output sy stem. The BIOS is softw are that is indepen[...]

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    Appendix 33 Disk - The device u sed by th e computer to store and re triev e information. Disk can re fer to a diskett e or a hard disk. Disk ett e - A remo v able dis k, also called a flopp y . Hard driv e - The driv e instal led inside y our computer that stores a ll your system and data f iles. Depending on its conf iguration, th e computer ma y[...]

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    34 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Ref resh rat e - The refresh rate is the rat e at which the i mage on the monit or screen is re writ ten to the screen. A fast ref resh rate helps ke ep the image from flick ering. Res olut io n - The resolution is the s har pness or clarity of t he image on the monitor screen. Resol ution is measured b y the numb[...]

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    Appendix 35 Regulatory co mpliance statements FCC No tice This devi ce has be en tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC r ules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interfere nce in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and[...]

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    36 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide Attention! Couper le courant a vant l’entretien. CE Notice This Information T echnolog y Equipment has bee n tested and found to comply with the follo wing European directiv es: [i]EMC Directi ve 89/336/EEC amending directi ve 92/31/EEC & 93/68/EEC as per -E N 50081-1:1992 ac cording to EN 55022:1995 Class A[...]

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    Appendix 37 A ustrali a/Ne w Zeala nd Notice This devi ce has be en tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital de vice, pursuant to the A ustralian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out b y the Spectr um Management Agency . Caution! Disconnect power bef ore ser vicing. Austr alian and New Zealand Users: 4078tl.book Page 37 [...]

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    38 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s Guide 4078tl.book Page 38 T uesday, December 22, 1998 2:1 9 PM[...]

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    Index 39 Inde x Numerics 3.5-inch inte rna l dri ve bay 12 LVD SCA drives 13 5.25-inch devices 13 A abbreviation s 28 about thi s guide iv AC power, power supply 3 AC-in connector connecti ng 5 power supply 15 activity i ndicators 12 LVD SCA SCSI 13 power supply modules 15 processor 1 2 Adaptec 7895 10 Australia/New Zeal and Notice 37 B backplane, [...]

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    40 Book Title Goes Here document conventions v DRAM, video 10 drive bay, SCSI SCA LVD 13 E ECC clear button 12 memory 10 Error Checking and Corr ecting. See ECC errors messages 6 troubleshooti ng 7 expansion slots ISA 1 0 PCI 10 PCI/ISA 10 PCI/RAIDport 10 shared 10 F fans, chassis 16 FCC Notice 35 features front panel 11 rear panel 14 system 10 fla[...]

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    Index 41 messages, error 6 monitor cleaning 25 connecti ng 4 mouse cleaning 24 connecti ng 4, 17 serial, connect ing 17 MP specifica tion , selecting 18 multiprocessi ng supporte d OSs 18 when not supported 18 N NeXTStep, versions support ed 18 Novell NetWare, versions supporte d 18 O on/off button 12 operating syst ems multiprocessi ng 18 NeXTStep[...]

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    42 Book Title Goes Here shared expansion s lots 10 single connecto r attachment drives 13 hot-swap drives 10 small business se rver , versions supporte d 18 Solaris, versi ons supported 18 status light s front panel 12 power supply modules 15 system 12 support options 6 supporte d DIMMs 10 memory 10 RAM 10 switch ECC clear 12 keyboard lock 12 on/of[...]