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Feature and configuration table: Pentium II servers

Network WorldNetwork World, 6/15/98

Server	PowerEdge 2300	ProLiant 3000	NetServer LC II	AcerAltos 9100	Micron NetFRAME LV2000	NEC Express 5800 LS2400
Vendor	Dell Computer Corp. (800) 999-3355 Web site	Compaq Computer Corp. (800) 888-0220 Web site	Hewlett-Packard Co. (800) 752-0900 Web site	Acer America Corp. (800) 733-2237 Web site	Micron Electronics, Inc. (800) 209-9686 Web site	NEC Computer Systems Division, Packard Bell NEC, Inc. (888) 863-2669 Web site
Price	$10,738	$12,315	$7,715 w/o OS	$10,044	$5,897	$9,473
Processor type	Pentium II 400MHz	Pentium II 333MHz	Pentium II 300Mhz	Pentium II 300MHz	Pentium II 300MHz	Pentium II 400Mhz
# of processors	2	2	2	2	2	2
# of processors supported	2	2	2	2	2	2
Memory confif.	(1) 128M bytes ECC SDRAM DIMM	(2) 64M bytes ECC EDO DIMMs	(1) 128M bytes ECC EDO DIMM	(2) 64M bytes ECC EDO DIMMs	(2) 64M bytes ECC EDO DIMMs	(4) 32M bytes ECC EDO DIMMs
# and type of RAM slots	4 DIMM	12 DIMM	4 DIMM	4 DIMM	4 DIMM	4 DIMM
Expansion slots present	4 PCI 2 PCI/ISA	5 PCI 3 PCI/EISA 2 PCI controllers, no PCI bridge	5 PCI 1 PCI/ISA	4 PCI 1 PCI/EISA 2 ISA	4 PCI 1 ISA	3 PCI 1 ISA 1 PCI/ISA
Expansion slots available	3 PCI 2 PCI/ISA	3 PCI 3 PCI/EISA	4 PCI 1 PCI/ISA	3 PCI 1 PCI/EISA 2 ISA	3 PCI 1 ISA	3 PCI 1 ISA 1 PCI/ISA
Disk controller	UltraNarrow SCSI RAID Level 0 UltraWide SCSI array controller	Dual UltraWide SCSI Compaq SmartSL array controller	UltraWide SCSI	Mylex RAID controlller Adaptec 7880 UltraWide SCSI controller on motherboard	AAA-132 RAID Controller Adaptec 7880 UW SCSI controller on motherboard	Dual UltraWide SCSI controller on motherboard
Hard drive	(4) 4.55G byte Seagate UtraWide SCSI 10,000 rpm	(4) 4.3G byte Seagate Cheetah UltraWide SCSI 10,000rpm	(4) 4.2G byte HP D3583-60003 UltraWide SCSI 7,200RPM	(2) 4.5G byte IBM DDRS-34560 UltraWide SCSI 7,200rpm	(4) 4G byte WD Enterprise UltraWide SCSI 7,200rpm	(3) Seagate Barracuda ST34573LW 4G byte SCSI
# and type of HD bays	6 1" hot-swap	8 1" or 6 1.6" hot-swap 2 fixed full height bays	3 hot-swap, 1 fixed	8 1" hot-swap 2 fixed	4 fixed	4 fixed
Network interface	10/100 Intel ProB PCI card	Netelligent 10/100 PCI card	10/100Base-T Intel chipset on motherboard	Intel 82557 10/100 on motherboard	Intel 82557 10/100 on motherboard	Intel Pro 100+ 10/100 on motherboard
CD-ROM	12/24 NEC SCSI	Sony CDU571 16X IDE	HP 24X MAX IDE	NEC 16X bootable SCSI	Plextor PX20Tsi 12/20 variable speed SCSI	NEC CDR-1900A 24X IDE
Avail- ability features	ECC memory Hot- swappable drives	ECC memory Hot- swappable drives Redundant power supplies	ECC memory Hot- swappable drives Automatic server reboot	ECC memory Hot- swappable drives Redundant power supplies Automatic server reboot	ECC memory Automatic server reboot	ECC memory
Manage- ability features	HP OpenView NNM/SE	Compaq Insight Manager Automatic Server Recovery-2 Integrated Remote Console Integrated Management Display	Out-of-band management via remote control Top Tools server management software	Remote diagnostic manager Advanced Server Manager Pro	Intel LANDesk Manager Environ- mental monitor Optional out-of -band server monitor module	Remote shutdown and reboot
Security features	Lockable case and front panel	Power-on password Case and drive locks Keyboard password	Lockable case and hard drive bay	Lockable case and front panel	Power lock	Power lock
Bundled software	HP OpenView NNM/SE	Smart Start Compaq Insight Manager	Top Tools	Remote diagnostic manager Advanced Server Manager Pro	LANDesk Manager Country Kit CD-ROM	ESMPRO Express Builder
Warranty	1-year on-site parts and labor, years 2 and 3 parts only	3-year on-site, pre-failure warranty on hard drives, RAM and processors	1-year on-site next business day	3-year on-site next business day	5-year micro- processor and RAM, 3-year all hardware, 1-year on-site	3-year parts and labor

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