To: combjelly who wrote (43804 ) 6/11/2001 2:28:28 PM From: Paul Engel Respond to of 275872 Ever heard of Compaq ?compaq.com Model Specifications Form Factor 7U Rack-Ready (rack only) Processors Pentium III Xeon 700MHz/1M, or 700MHz/2M with support for up to 8 processors; redundant processor power modules Memory 1GB, 2 GB, or 4GB models available of 100 MHz ECC protected SDRAM DIMM memory, expandable to 16GB System ArchitectureProfusion chipset with multi-peer PCI buses Internal Expansion Slots Eleven 64-bit PCI slots, all hot plug Drive Controller Integrated Smart Array Controller (Ultra2 support) Drive Support Four 1" Wide Ultra2 SCSI hot plug drive bays Network Controller NC3131 Dual-port 10/100 TX PCI UTP Controller in a slot; upgradeable to Gigabit Integrated Media Two removable media bays: (1) 24X or greater IDE CD-ROM (1) 1.44 MB floppy drive Interfaces Two RJ-45 Ethernet ports, one serial, one parallel, video, keyboard, mouse, and one external SCSI tape port Security MultiLock security features: power-on password; keyboard password; diskette drive control; diskette boot control; network server mode; security provision; parallel and serial interface control; administrator's password; and disk configuration lock. Management Full-Spectrum Fault Management: Fault Prevention - Compaq Insight Manager and Pre-Failure Warranty standard Fault Tolerance - Standard ECC protected memory, PCI Hot Plug, Redundant hot plug fans, Optional redundant hot plug power supply, Optional redundant Power Processor Modules, hot plug hard drives, redundant NICs, Remote-Flash redundant ROM. Fault Recovery - Integrated Remote Console (IRC), Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2) Remote-Flash Redundant ROM; Server Health logging; Integrated Management Log (IML); Revision History Table; Automatic Revision Tracking; Drive Parameter Tracking (with Compaq RAID array controller); Dynamic Sector Repairing (with Compaq RAID array controller); Recovery Server Option; Off-Line backup Processor; I/O Bus Utilization Monitor; Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition Board (including Virtual Power On) Power Supply Two hot plug 1150/550W Power Supplies standard. Runs either on 110 (low-line) or 220 (high-line) volts. Power Down Option with NT offers delayed power off, disabled power off, and graceful power down. Service and Support CompaqCare provides a wide range of service offerings including three-year limited warranty, Pre-Failure Warranty, and Compaq Service and Support Programs available on a worldwide basis. ProLiant 8500 Software Compaq SmartStart and Insight Manager are shipped standard with all Compaq servers.