Supermicro SUPERSERVER 6015X-3, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction
units. Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable
the hot-swap capability and RAID function of the SCSI drives.
PCI Expansion Slots
The X7DBX-i/X7DBX-8 has two Universal PCI slots. The left slot supports one
PCI-Express x8 card or one 133 MHz PCI-X card. The right slot supports one
PCI-Express x4 card or one 100 MHz PCI-X card. An additional PCI-Express x8
slot is provided in the JPCIE3 slot. See Section 5-6 for details.
Onboard Controllers/Ports
One fl oppy drive controller and one onboard ATA/100 controller are provided to
support up to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices. The color-coded I/O ports
include one COM port, a VGA (monitor) port, two USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and
keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports.
Graphics Controller
The X7DBX-i/X7DBX-8 features an integrated video controller based on the ES1000
graphics chip. The ES1000 was designed specifi cally for servers, featuring low
power consumption, high reliability and superior longevity.
Other Features
Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni-
tors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU
overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.