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Chapter 1: Introduction
PCI Expansion Slots
The NovaScale R423-E2 serverboard has:
Three PCI-E x8 slots (Slot 1/Slot 3/Slot 7),
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Two PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots (Slot 2/Slot 6),
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One PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slot (Slot 5),
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One PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16) slot (Slot 4).
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UIO
The NovaScale R423-E2 serverboard is a specially-designed serverboard that
features UIO (Universal I/O) technology. UIO serverboards have a PCI-Express
x8 connector that can support any one of several types of UIO card types (low-
profile only) to add SAS ports, additional LAN ports, etc. to the serverboard.
This allows the user to tailor the serverboard to their own needs.
Note: the NovaScale R423-E2 does not come with a UIO card pre-installed.
Onboard Controllers/Ports
One floppy drive connector and two onboard ATA/100 connectors (one reserved
for the use of a compact flash card) are provided to support IDE hard drives or
ATAPI devices. The color-coded I/O ports include one COM port (an additional
COM header is located on the serverboard), a VGA (monitor) port, two USB
2.0 ports (three additional USB headers are included on the serverboard), PS/2
mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports.
ATI Graphics Controller
The NovaScale R423-E2 serverboard features an integrated ATI video controller
based on the ES1000 32 MB graphics chip. The ES1000 was designed specifi
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cally for servers, featuring low power consumption, high reliability and superior
longevity.
Other Features
Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage
monitors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis
and CPU overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.