Supero SuperWorkstation 7045A-3, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction
PCI Expansion Slots
The X7DA3 has seven PCI expansion slots, which includes one PCI-Express x16
slot, one PCI-Express x4 slot (in a x16 slot), three 64-bit PCI-X slots (including two
133/100 MHz slots and one 100 MHz ZCR slot) and one 32-bit 33 MHz PCI slot.
Onboard Controllers/Ports
One fl oppy drive controller and two onboard ATA/100 controllers are provided to
support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices. The color-coded I/O ports include
a COM port, a parallel port, four USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
and Line-In, Line-Out and Mic jacks. Two front side USB ports are also included on
the front of the chassis. The X7DA3 also includes two gigabit Ethernet ports.
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.
1-3 Server Chassis Features
The SuperWorkstation 7045A-3 is a scaleable server platform designed with today's
most state-of-the-art features. The following is a general outline of the main features
of the SC743TQ-645 server chassis.
System Power
The 7045A-3 features a single 645W power supply. This power supply unit has
been designed to operate at a low noise level to make it ideal for use in a worksta-
tion environment.
SAS Subsystem
The SC743TQ-645 chassis was designed to support eight SAS hard drives, which
are hot-swappable units.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability of the SAS drives.