PowerEdge 400SC Integrated Device Questions

PowerEdge 400SC Integrated Device Questions
1.       What type of network controller does my server have?

2.       What type of video controller does my server have?

3.       What USB devices does my system support?

4.       What chipset is in my server?

5.       Does my server support SATA (Serial ATA)?

6.       Unsupported Integrated Devices

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1.     &nbspWhat type of network controller does my server have?

The PowerEdge 400SC contains an Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller (8254X) which is integrated onto the motherboard, capable of 10/100/1000Mbps speeds, half and full duplexing, and supports load-balancing and fault-tolerant teaming solutions. This NIC supports ACPI, WOL (wake on LAN) and PXE (network boot). This NIC is IEEE 802.3 compliant.

There are two integrated LED's, a yellow LED which indicates a good network connection and a green LED which indicates NIC activity.

These are the available driver downloads for Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller as well as the optional Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Adapter (when applicable):

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2003 Server

Novell Netware

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Red Hat Linux 9

Unsupported Operating Systems:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

Red Hat Linux 8

Red Hat Linux 7.3

Windows Nt 4.0

DOS Utilities

Intel DOS Utilities

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2.     &nbspWhat type of video controller does my server have?

The PowerEdge 400SC server contains an ATI Rage XL video PCI controller with 8MB built-in (non-upgradeable) SDRAM dedicated memory. The controller will support video resolutions of up to 1600X1200 with 64K colors. DirectDraw and Direct3D are supported.

These are the available driver downloads for the Video Controller:

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 2000 Server

The Video drivers are native to these Operating Systems:

Windows 2003 Server
Novell Netware
Red Hat Linux

Unsupported Operating Systems:

Windows Nt 4.0

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3.     &nbspWhat USB devices does my system support?

This USB controller is designed to allow the use of USB keyboards and mice. Due to the current industry demands of having server-class systems work as "headless" units (without having a monitor, mouse, and keyboard constantly connected), it was deemed necessary to allow systems to accommodate the hot-plugging of keyboards and mice via USB ports as needed, while the system remains in full operation.

Note:     &nbspMost other USB devices should work on this system. However, since the keyboard and mouse are the only devices which have been tested and validated for use on the PowerEdge 400SC, these are the only devices that Dell supports. As far as other USB devices which have not been validated for use on this system, Dell can not guarantee how or if they will function. Dell does not support third party hardware.

Technical Information
The PowerEdge 400SC's ICH5 chipset has 4 USB 1.1 controllers. Each controller is mapped to a physical connector containing 2 USB ports. The full speed 12Mbps bandwidth is shared between the 2 ports connected to the UHCI USB 1.1 controller. To support USB 2.0, the ICH5 also has an EHCI 2.0 controller, which connects to all ports. The high-speed bandwidth of 480Mbps is shared between the 6 ports.

When a USB device is plugged in, the ICH5 will detect its maximum speed and automatically route the appropriate port to either the EHCI 2.0 controller or one of the UHCI 1.1 controllers. High-speed devices will route to the EHCI controller, while full-speed and low-speed devices will route to one of the UHCI controllers. The PowerEdge 400SC implements a unique combination of cable and I/O panel that supports all speeds, whether they be USB 1.1 or 2.0.

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4.     &nbspWhat chipset is in my server?

The PowerEdge 400SC uses the Intel 875P chipset, also known as Canterwood. For more information on this chipset, you can refer to this link on Intel's website.

Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 do not have native support for the Intel 875P Chipset. Therefore, a driver for the chipset must be installed in the operating system.

Windows 2000 Server
Windows Server 2003

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5.     &nbspDoes my server support SATA (Serial ATA)?

Yes, the PowerEdge 400SC does have an integrated Serial ATA controller. Serial ATA is a technology that is aiming to replace IDE. SATA is easier since it has a single point connection eliminating the need for jumpers, and it is faster with speeds up to 150 Megabytes per second. For more information on Serial ATA technology, you can go to www.serialata.org This server also supports an optional SATA RAID controller - the Promise SATA150 TX2plus controller. Please see the PCI cards section for more information.

No drivers are necessary for the integrated SATA controller. The integrated SATA controller is native to all supported operating systems. If you are using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, please refer to this document for an information update. Basically, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 will recognize SATA drives as if they were SCSI.

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6.     &nbspUnsupported Integrated Devices

These devices are present on the PowerEdge 400SC motherboard, which are not supported by Dell Technical Support.

• Integrated AD1980 Audio controller
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• AGP Slot (4X)

Available Audio Drivers

Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000 Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Linux 9.0

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