Supermicro SuperServer 5013C-M8, User Manual

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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians.
It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 5013C-M8.
Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians
only.
The SuperServer 5013C-M8 is a high-end single processor 1U rackmount server
based on the SC813MS-300C 1U rackmount server chassis and the Super P4SC8
motherboard. The P4SC8 supports a single Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor (with
a 2MB integrated transfer cache) of up to 3.40 GHz with hyper-threading tech-
nology in a 478-pin microPGA socket (processors up to 3.20 GHz must be 90
nano or 0.13 micron technology) or a single Intel
®
Celeron
®
processor (with a
128KB integrated advanced transfer cache) of up to 2.80 GHz.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the Super P4SC8 motherboard
and the SC813MS-300C chassis.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5013C-M8
into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the
system. If your server was ordered without the processor and memory compo-
nents, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for
their installation.
Chapter 3: System Interface
Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the
functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as
well as other LEDs located throughout the system.
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