What onboard devices are embedded on the system board in my Dell™ PowerEdge™ server? - Technical Tip - 161329

Embedded onboard devices on Power Edge x100 and x200 servers.

This document is a quick reference of the onboard controllers for Dell PowerEdge servers. The server listings are divided into series of servers.

Power Edge x100 and x200 Servers

System	Primary Controller	Optional PERC	Secondary Controller	Integrated NICs
2100	AIC-7880
2200	AIC-7880
4100	AIC-7880		AIC-7860
4200	AIC-7880		AIC-7860
6100	AIC-7880		AIC-7880

PowerEdge x300 and x400 Servers

System	Primary Controller	Optional PERC	Secondary Controller	Integrated NICs
300	IDE		IDE
350	IDE		IDE	Dual Intel 82559
500	IDE		IDE	Intel 82559
1300	AIC-7890		IDE
1400	AIC-7899		IDE	Intel 82559
2300	AIC-7890		AIC-7860
2400*	AIC-7890	PERC 2/Si	AIC-7880	Intel 82559
2450*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Si	IDE	Dual Intel 82559
4300	AIC-7890		AIC-7860
4350	AIC-7890		AIC-7860
4400*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Di	AIC-7880	Intel 82559
6300	Dual AIC-7890		AIC-7880
6350	Dual AIC-7890		AIC-7880
6400	Dual AIC-7899		AIC-7880 or IDE	Intel 82559
6450	Dual AIC-7899		IDE	Intel 82559
8450	Symbios 53C896		IDE

PowerEdge x500 Servers

System	Primary Controller	Optional PERC	Secondary Controller	Integrated NICs
1550	Dual AIC-7899		IDE	Dual Intel 82559
2500*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Di	IDE	Intel 82559
2550*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Di	IDE	Intel 82559 and Broadcom Gigabit

Itanium Servers

System	Primary Controller	Optional PERC	Secondary Controller	Integrated NICs
7150	Dual Qlogic ISP12160		IDE	Intel 82559

* These servers have the option for onboard RAID controllers, if these servers have the optional onboard RAID key installed, the Primary Controller becomes the corresponding RAID controller (for example, the PowerEdge 2400''s AIC-7890 becomes the Perc2/Si controller).

NOTE: On servers with dual channel AIC-7899 controllers, if onboard RAID is installed and the Secondary channel is not set to RAID in the System BIOS, you will have to install the 7899 driver to enable functionality.

Embedded onboard devices on PowerEdge™ x300 and x400 servers.

System	Primary Controller	Optional PERC	Secondary Controller	Integrated NICs
300	IDE		IDE
350	IDE		IDE	Dual Intel 82559
500	IDE		IDE	Intel 82559
1300	AIC-7890		IDE
1400	AIC-7899		IDE	Intel 82559
2300	AIC-7890		AIC-7860
2400*	AIC-7890	PERC 2/Si	AIC-7880	Intel 82559
2450*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Si	IDE	Dual Intel 82559
4300	AIC-7890		AIC-7860
4350	AIC-7890		AIC-7860
4400*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Di	AIC-7880	Intel 82559
6300	Dual AIC-7890		AIC-7880
6350	Dual AIC-7890		AIC-7880
6400	Dual AIC-7899		AIC-7880 or IDE	Intel 82559
6450	Dual AIC-7899		IDE	Intel 82559
8450	Symbios 53C896		IDE

Embedded onboard devices on PowerEdge™ x500 servers.

System	Primary Controller	Optional PERC	Secondary Controller	Integrated NICs
1550	Dual AIC-7899		IDE	Dual Intel 82559
2500*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Di	IDE	Intel 82559
2550*	Dual AIC-7899	PERC 3/Di	IDE	Intel 82559 and Broadcom Gigabit

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Last Date Modified: 11/13/2010 12:00 AM

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