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Chapter 1. Introduction
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The NovaScale R423-E2 is a high-end server that is comprised of two main subsys-
tems: a 2U server chassis and the NovaScale R423-E2 dual Intel® Xeon® processor
serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that
have been certified for use with the NovaScale R423-E2 (http://www.bull.com).
In addition to the serverboard and chassis, various hardware components have
been included with the NovaScale R423-E2, as listed below:
One (1) SAS/SATA backplane (BPN-SAS-825TQ)
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Two (2) 8-pin to 8-pin Ribbon Cables for SGPIO (Supports Up to 4 Drives
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CBL-0157L)
Two (2) SATA Cable Sets (CBL-0180L-01)
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Three (3) 2U, 8cm 6300 RPM Fans (FAN-0094L)
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Eight (8) SATA hot-swap drive carriers (MCP-220-00001-01)
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(The chassis has eight carriers but only six SATA drives are supported.)
One (1) rail set (MCP-290-00002-00)
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One (1) DVD-Rom Drive Dummy Cover Black (MSP-290-00007-01)
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One (1) air shroud (MCP-310-82502-0N)
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Two (2) 700W 2U power supplies (PWS-702A-1R)
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One (1) Power distributor (PDB-PT825-N24)
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Two (2) CPU passive heatsinks (SNK-P0025P)
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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