Chapter 1: Introduction
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Introduction
BIOS
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6-MB AMI
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Flash BIOS (total of 6 BIOS chips)
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PCI 2.2, BIOS chips, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3
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ACPI (limited)
PC Health Monitoring
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Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, system voltages
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Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off Speed control
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CPU/chassis temperature monitors
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CPU fan speed control
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CPU slow-down on temperature overheat
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CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, +5V standby alert
LED
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Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss
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Auto-switching for VRMs
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System overheat LED and control
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Chassis intrusion detection
Thermal Control
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Overheat LED Indication
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Thermal control
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8 Fan connectors
ACPI Features
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Internal/external modem ring-On
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Control of power-on mode for recovery of power loss
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CPU thermal trip support for processor protection
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Main switch override mechanism
Onboard I/O
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LSI Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI (*i2DML-8G2 only)
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One IPMI 1.5 & 2.0 socket
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One Intel 82546 Gigabit Ethernet controller which supports two GLAN
ports
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Onboard ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI Graphic Control
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Super I/O (W83627)
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Winbond Hardware Monitoring IC (W82791)
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Low Pin Count(LPC) Super I/O with one external serial port and an
internal header supporting 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports
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Dual ATA100 channels