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PowerEdge R710 Technical Guidebook
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Optimizer (Independent Channel) Mode ......................................................................... 34
Supported Configurations .......................................................................................... 34
Chipset .................................................................................................................. 35
Overview .............................................................................................................. 35
Intel I/O Hub (IOH) ................................................................................................ 35
IOH QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) .............................................................................. 35
IOH PCI Express ..................................................................................................... 35
Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9) ............................................................................... 36
BIOS ..................................................................................................................... 37
Overview .............................................................................................................. 37
Supported ACPI States .............................................................................................. 37
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C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) ...................................................................................... 37
Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ..................................................................... 39
PCI Slots ................................................................................................................ 40
Overview .............................................................................................................. 40
PCI Express Risers .................................................................................................... 40
Express Card Specifications (x16) ................................................................................. 40
Quantities and Priorities ........................................................................................... 40
PCI Card Dimensions ................................................................................................ 41
Storage .................................................................................................................. 42
Overview .............................................................................................................. 42
Internal Hard Disk Drives ........................................................................................... 42
Diskless Configuration Support .................................................................................. 43
Hard Drive LED Indicators ........................................................................................ 43
RAID Configurations ................................................................................................. 43
Storage Controllers .................................................................................................. 45
SAS 6/iR ............................................................................................................. 45
PERC 6/i ............................................................................................................. 45
PERC H200 ........................................................................................................... 45
PERC H700 ........................................................................................................... 45
Optical Drives ........................................................................................................ 47
Tape Drives ........................................................................................................... 47
External Storage Support ........................................................................................... 47
Video .................................................................................................................... 48
Rack Information ...................................................................................................... 49
Overview .............................................................................................................. 49