Acer R5250-Q2000 - Altos - 2 GB RAM User manual

Altos R5250 Installation
Configuration Guide
Abstract
This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos R5250, including Windows
Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server
2003 R2 x64 Edition, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (32-bit & 64-bit) and SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit & 64-bit), Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Version: 1.2
May 2008

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INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1
Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R5250 Installation Configuration
Guide 1
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 2
BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................. 4
System Block Diagram 4
DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE ......................................................... 5
Memory population 5
Single Processor 5
Dual Processor 5
Memory population with Sparing 5
Single Processor 5
Dual Processor 6
OS INSTALLATION TIPS ....................................................................... 7
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (SAS Daughter
Board) 7
BIOS Required 8
Drivers Required 8
Software Required 8
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 8
Installation Tips 8
Chipset Driver Package Installation 9
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 10
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 10
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 10
RAID Utility Installation 12
Network Utility Installation 12
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (SAS RAID
Daughter Board) 12
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with onboard
SATA RAID) 13
BIOS Required 13
Drivers Required 13
Software Required 13
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 13
Installation Tips 13
Chipset Driver Installation 14
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 14
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 14
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 14
RAID Utility Installation 14
Network Utility Installation 14
CONTENTS

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 14
BIOS Required 14
Drivers Required 14
Software Required 15
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 15
Installation Tips 15
Chipset Driver Installation 15
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 16
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 16
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 16
RAID Utility Installation 16
Network Utility Installation 16
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 16
BIOS Required 16
Drivers Required 16
Software Required 16
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 17
Installation Tips 17
Chipset Driver Installation 17
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 17
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 17
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 18
RAID Utility Installation 18
Network Utility Installation 18
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (SAS Daughter Board) 18
BIOS Required 18
Drivers Required 18
Software Required 18
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 18
Installation Tips 19
Chipset Driver Package Installation 19
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 20
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 20
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 21
RAID Utility Installation 22
Network Utility Installation 22
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (SAS RAID Daughter
Board) 23
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with onboard SATA
RAID) 23
BIOS Required 23
Drivers Required 23
Software Required 23
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 23

Installation Tips 23
Chipset Driver Installation 24
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 24
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 24
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 24
RAID Utility Installation 24
Network Utility Installation 24
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID
SAS 8204ELP) 24
BIOS Required 25
Drivers Required 25
Software Required 25
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 25
Installation Tips 25
Chipset Driver Installation 26
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 26
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 26
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 26
RAID Utility Installation 26
Network Utility Installation 26
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID
SAS 8708ELP) 26
BIOS Required 26
Drivers Required 26
Software Required 27
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 27
Installation Tips 27
Chipset Driver Installation 27
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 28
VGA Driver Installation (onboard VGA) 28
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5600) 28
RAID Utility Installation 28
Network Utility Installation 28
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS
Daughter Board) 28
Drivers Required 28
Software Required 28
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 29
Installation Tips 29
Chipset Driver Package Installation 29
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 30
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 30
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 30
RAID Utility Installation 32
Network Utility Installation 32

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID
daughter board with i-Button) 32
Drivers Required 32
Software Required 32
Configuring SAS RAID daughter board 33
Installation Tips 33
Chipset Driver Installation 33
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 33
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 33
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 33
RAID Utility Installation 33
Network Utility Installation 34
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (with
onboard SATA RAID) 34
Drivers Required 34
Software Required 34
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 34
Installation Tips 34
Chipset Driver Installation 35
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 35
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 35
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 35
RAID Utility Installation 35
Network Utility Installation 35
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 35
Drivers Required 35
Software Required 36
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 36
Installation Tips 36
Chipset Driver Installation 36
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 36
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 36
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 37
RAID Utility Installation 37
Network Utility Installation 37
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter
Board) 37
Drivers Required 37
Software Required 37
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 37
Installation Tips 38
Chipset Driver Installation 38
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 38
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 39
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 39

RAID Utility Installation 40
Network Utility Installation 40
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID
daughter board with i-Button) 41
Drivers Required 41
Software Required 41
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 41
Installation Tips 41
Chipset Driver Installation 42
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 42
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 42
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 42
RAID Utility Installation 42
Network Utility Installation 42
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard
SATA RAID) 42
Drivers Required 42
Software Required 43
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 43
Installation Tips 43
Chipset Driver Installation 43
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 43
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 43
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 43
RAID Utility Installation 44
Network Utility Installation 44
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 44
Drivers Required 44
Software Required 44
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 44
Installation Tips 45
Chipset Driver Installation 45
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 45
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 45
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 45
RAID Utility Installation 45
Network Utility Installation 45
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) 45
Drivers Required 46
Software Required 46
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 46
Installation Tips 46
Chipset Driver Installation 46
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 47
VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) 47

VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 47
RAID Utility Installation 49
Network Utility Installation 49
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board
with i-Button) 49
Drivers Required 49
Software Required 50
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 50
Installation Tips 50
Chipset Driver Installation 50
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 50
VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) 51
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 51
RAID Utility Installation 51
Network Utility Installation 51
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 51
Drivers Required 51
Software Required 52
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 52
Installation Tips 52
Chipset Driver Installation 52
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 52
VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) 52
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 52
RAID Utility Installation 53
Network Utility Installation 53
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP) 53
Drivers Required 53
Software Required 53
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 53
Installation Tips 54
Chipset Driver Installation 54
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 54
VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) 54
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 54
RAID Utility Installation 54
Network Utility Installation 54
Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (SAS Daughter Board)55
Drivers Required 55
Software Required 55
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 55
Installation Tips 55
Chipset Driver Installation 56
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 56
RAID Utility Installation 56

Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (SAS RAID Daughter
Board) 56
Drivers Required 56
Software Required 57
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 57
Installation Tips 57
Chipset Driver Installation 57
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 57
RAID Utility Installation 57
Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with onboard SATA
RAID) 58
Drivers Required 58
Software Required 58
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 58
Installation Tips 58
Chipset Driver Installation 59
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 59
RAID Utility Installation 59
Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation (SAS Daughter Board) 59
Drivers Required 59
Software Required 59
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 60
Installation Tips 60
Chipset Driver Installation 60
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 60
RAID Utility Installation 60
Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation (SAS RAID Daughter Board)61
Drivers Required 61
Software Required 61
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 61
Installation Tips 61
Chipset Driver Installation 62
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 62
RAID Utility Installation 62
Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation (with onboard SATA RAID)62
Drivers Required 62
Software Required 62
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 63
Installation Tips 63
Chipset Driver Installation 63
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 63
RAID Utility Installation 63
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) 64
Drivers Required 64
Software Required 64
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 64

Installation Tips 64
Chipset Driver Package Installation 64
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 65
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 65
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 66
RAID Utility Installation 67
Network Utility Installation 67
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID daughter
board with i-Button) 67
Drivers Required 67
Software Required 68
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 68
Installation Tips 68
Chipset Driver Package Installation 68
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 68
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 68
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 69
RAID Utility Installation 69
Network Utility Installation 69
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA
RAID) 69
Drivers Required 69
Software Required 69
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 70
Installation Tips 70
Chipset Driver Package Installation 70
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 70
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 70
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 70
RAID Utility Installation 70
Network Utility Installation 70
Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter Board)71
Drivers Required 71
Software Required 71
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 71
Installation Tips 71
Chipset Driver Installation 71
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 72
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 72
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 72
RAID Utility Installation 74
Network Utility Installation 74
Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID daughter
board with i-Button) 74
Drivers Required 74
Software Required 75

Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 75
Installation Tips 75
Chipset Driver Package Installation 75
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 75
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 75
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 76
RAID Utility Installation 76
Network Utility Installation 76
Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID)
76
Drivers Required 76
Software Required 76
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 77
Installation Tips 77
Chipset Driver Package Installation 77
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 77
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 77
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 77
RAID Utility Installation 77
Network Utility Installation 77
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (SAS Daughter Board) 78
Drivers Required 78
Software Required 78
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 78
Installation Tips 78
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 79
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 79
VGA Driver Installation (onboard ATI FrireGL V5200) 79
RAID Utility Installation 79
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (SAS RAID daughter board
with i-Button) 80
Drivers Required 80
Software Required 80
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 80
Installation Tips 80
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 81
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 81
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 81
RAID Utility Installation 81
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 82
Drivers Required 82
Software Required 82
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 82
Installation Tips 82
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 83
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 83

VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 83
RAID Utility Installation 83
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP) 84
Drivers Required 84
Software Required 84
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 84
Installation Tips 84
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 85
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 85
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 85
RAID Utility Installation 85
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) 85
Drivers Required 86
Software Required 86
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 86
Installation Tips 86
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 87
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 87
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 87
RAID Utility Installation 87
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with i-
Button) 88
Drivers Required 88
Software Required 88
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 88
Installation Tips 88
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 89
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 89
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 89
RAID Utility Installation 89
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 89
Drivers Required 89
Software Required 90
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 90
Installation Tips 90
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 90
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 91
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 91
RAID Utility Installation 91
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 91
Drivers Required 91
Software Required 92
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 92
Installation Tips 92
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 92

VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 92
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 93
RAID Utility Installation 93
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (SAS Daughter Board)93
Drivers Required 93
Software Required 93
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 94
Installation Tips 94
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 94
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 95
RAID Utility Installation 96
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (SAS RAID daughter
board with i-Button) 96
Drivers Required 96
Software Required 96
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 97
Installation Tips 97
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 98
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 98
RAID Utility Installation 98
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with onboard SATA
RAID) 99
Drivers Required 99
Software Required 99
Configuring onboard SATA RAID Utility 99
Installation Tips 99
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 100
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 100
RAID Utility Installation 100
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP) 101
Drivers Required 101
Software Required 101
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 101
Installation Tips 101
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 103
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 103
RAID Utility Installation 103
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (SAS Daughter Board) 103
Drivers Required 104
Software Required 104
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 104
Installation Tips 104
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 105
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 105
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 106

RAID Utility Installation 106
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (SAS RAID daughter board with
i-Button) 107
Drivers Required 107
Software Required 107
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 107
Installation Tips 107
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 109
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 109
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 109
MeagRAID Storage Manager Installation 109
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID)109
Drivers Required 110
Software Required 110
Installation Tips 110
VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 111
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 111
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 111
RAID Utility Installation 111
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP) 111
Drivers Required 112
Software Required 112
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 112
Installation Tips 112
VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 114
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 114
MeagRAID Storage Manager Installation 114
APPENDIX A: ONBOARD SATA RAID CONFIGURATION UTILITY ... 115
Configuring Onboard SATA RAID 115
Enabling onboard SATA RAID 115
Entering Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility 115
Creating a RAID1 Volume 115
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 115
APPENDIX B: SAS DAUGHTER BOARD CONFIGURATION UTILITY. 116
Configuring SAS Daughter Board: 116
Starting SAS Daughter Board Configuration Utility 116
Loading Factory Default Setting 116
Creating a RAID1 Volume with a Hot Spare Disk 116
Initialing the RAID Volume 116
APPENDIX C: SAS RAID DAUGHTER BOARD CONFIGURATION UTILITY . 117
Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board:S 117
Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility 117

Loading Factory default setting 117
Creating a RAID volume 117
Initial RAID Volume 118
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 118
Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility 118
APPENDIX D: LSI MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP RAID CREATION ....... 119
Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility 119
Loading Factory default setting 119
Creating a RAID volume 119
Initial RAID Volume 119
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 120
Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility 120
APPENDIX E: LSI MEGARAID SAS 8708ELP RAID CREATION........ 121
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 121
Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility 121
Loading Factory Default Setting 121
Creating and Initialing a RAID Volume 121
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 121

1 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide
This article describes the Altos R5250 Installation Configuration guide:
•Hardware parts give you a briefly and quick hardware information about
Altos R5250
•The operating system installation tips.
Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R5250 Installation
Configuration Guide
1. The Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide would be updated on a
monthly basis. Please download the latest release from the Acer support
website.
INTRODUCTION

Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide 2
Model Altos R5250
Processor Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors 2000 series
(Santa Rosa & Barcelona) at 1.8 GHz or above
Frequency
Cache •Up to 2x 512 KB L2 cache and 2 MB/6 MB L3
cache for dual-core processor
•Up to 4x 512 KB L2 cache and 2 MB/6 MB1 L3
cache for quad-core processor
Chipset NVIDIA NFP3600
Memory •Dual memory channels per processor
•16 x DIMM sockets support 512MB/1GB/2GB
DDR II 667 registered with ECC
•Maximum memory of 64GB (When 4 GB
DIMM available)
•Support memory sparing
Storage Interface •Embedded six SATA2 ports
•Optional SAS /SAS RAID daughter card or SAS
RAID add-on card
Expansion Slots Total 2 slots
•Defaulted with PCI-E x16 slot (w/ x16
throughput) or optional PCI-X riser card
support
•PCI-E X8: dedicated to SAS or SAS RAID
daughter card
VGA •Onboard XGI Z9s video controller w/ 16MB
SDRAM
•Optional add-on ATI FireGL V5200 graphic
card support
SATA Controller •Six SATA ports with Software RAID 0, 1, 5
support
LAN Controller •Onboard dual NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
•Supporting TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
BMC Optional BMC module
•IPMI 2.0 compliant
ARMC/3P Optional ARMC/3P module
•Remote KVM support
•Dedicate NIC port
•Media redirection support
Availability sub-system
System Power Supply •650W Fixed Power Supply
HARDWARE
SPECIFICATION

3 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide
Storage Subsystem
Drive Bays •One slim optical bay
•Up to three hot-swap SAS/SATA2 HDDs
Hard Disks •Up to 3 SAS/SATA HDDs support

Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide 4
System Block Diagram
BOARD LAYOUT