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Safety Information ..................................................................................................... iii
Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................................ iii
Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise  ............................................................................................... iii
Consignes de sécurité  .......................................................................................................... iii
Instrucciones de seguridad importantes  ............................................................................... iii
Warnings ................................................................................................................................ v
Preface ....................................................................................................................... vii
About this Manual  ................................................................................................................ vii
Manual Organization ............................................................................................................vii
Product Accessories  ............................................................................................................viii
Additional Information and Software ....................................................................................viii
Chapter 1: Workstation Board Features ................................................................... 1
Connector and Header Locations  ..........................................................................................4
Configuration Jumpers ...........................................................................................................6
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 Light-Guided Diagnostics .............................................................................................8
Back Panel Features  ...........................................................................................................11
RAID Support .......................................................................................................................12
SATA Workstation Board .............................................................................................12
SAS Workstation Board ...............................................................................................13
Audio Support  ......................................................................................................................14
Hardware Requirements ......................................................................................................15
Processor ....................................................................................................................15
Memory ........................................................................................................................15
Power Supply  ..............................................................................................................17
Optional Hardware ...............................................................................................................18
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 RAID Activation Key  ..........................................................................................18
Hard Disk Drives ..........................................................................................................18
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 Local Control Panel  ...........................................................................................18
Chapter 2: System Utilities ...................................................................................... 19
Using the BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................................................19
Starting Setup ..............................................................................................................19
If You Cannot Access Setup ........................................................................................19
Setup Menus  ...............................................................................................................20
Upgrading the BIOS .............................................................................................................21
Preparing for the Upgrade ...........................................................................................22
Upgrading the BIOS  ....................................................................................................22
Reverting to the Previous BIOS ...........................................................................................23