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For more information, see “Locating connectors, controls, and indicators on the front of your computer” on
page 28 and “Locating connectors on the rear of your computer” on page 28.
Expansion
• Card reader slot
• Hard disk drive bays
• Flex adapter slot
• Memory slots
• Optical drive bays
• PCI card slot
• PCI Express x1 card slot (available on ThinkStation P500 only)
• PCI Express x4 card slots
• PCI Express x8 card slots
• PCI Express x16 graphics card slots
For more information, see “Locating internal drives” on page 38 and “Locating parts on the system board”
on page 35.
Power supply
Your computer comes with one of the following power supplies:
• 490-watt automatic voltage-sensing power supply
• 650-watt automatic voltage-sensing power supply
• 850-watt automatic voltage-sensing power supply
System management features
• Ability to store power-on self-test (POST) hardware test results
• Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Desktop Management Interface provides a common path for users to access information about all
aspects of a computer, including processor type, installation date, attached printers and other peripherals,
power sources, and maintenance history.
• ErP LPS compliance mode
The energy-related products directive (ErP) lowest power state (LPS) compliance mode reduces the
consumption of electricity when your computer is in sleep or off mode. For more information, see
“Enabling ErP LPS compliance mode” on page 68.
• Intel
®
Standard Manageability (ISM)
Intel Standard Manageability is hardware and firmware technology that builds certain functionality
into computers in order to make them easier and less expensive for businesses to monitor, maintain,
update, upgrade, and repair.
• Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)
Intel Active Management Technology is a hardware and firmware technology that builds certain
functionality into computers in order to make them easier and less expensive for businesses to monitor,
maintain, update, upgrade, and repair.
• Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (RSTe)
Intel RSTe is a device driver that provides support for SATA or SAS RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays on specific
Intel chipset system boards to enhance hard disk drive performance.
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