Question 1: What is Xserve (Slot Load)?
Answer: Xserve (Slot Load) is a rack-optimized 1U server with 4 hard drive bays.
Question 2: What is the maximum hard drive capacity of Xserve (Slot Load)?
Answer: With four Apple Drive Modules of 180 GB each (ATA/100), the total capacity is up to 720 GB.
Question 3: What Apple Drive Modules (ADM) are offered with Xserve (Slot Load)?
Answer: Standard configurations ship with 60 GB 7200 rpm ATA/133 ADM and offer 2 MB of cache. CTO options include the 60 GB ADM and a 180 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100 ADM with 8 MB of cache.
Question 4: Are Xserve (Slot Load) Apple Drive Modules compatible with Xserve and Xserve RAID?
Answer: The 180 GB ADM is compatible with Xserve and Xserve RAID.
Question 5 : Can the Xserve (Slot Load) serve as a host to Xserve RAID?
Answer: Yes, with the Apple Fibre Channel PCI card installed in the upper PCI slot of the dual PCI riser card.
Question 6: What is the maximum memory capacity?
Answer: The Xserve (Slot Load) supports up to 2 GB of memory in four DIMM slots, using PC2700 DDR SDRAM (333 MHz).
Question 7: What ports are available?
Answer: On the back panel are two (2) FireWire 800, two (2) USB, and one (1) DB-9 (RS-232) ports. A single FireWire 400 port is available on the front panel.
Question 8: How many PCI slots are available?
Answer: There are two full-length 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI slots and one (1) half-length 32-bit, 66 MHz combination PCI/AGP slot. So, if no AGP video card is installed a total of three PCI slots are available.
Question 9: What is the serial port intended for?
Answer: The DB-9 (9-pin) serial port allows administrators access the system through a serial console session using UNIX commands.
Question 10: What is the power consumption and BTU information for Xserve (Slot Load)?
Answer: The power consumption and BTU information is available in technical document 86251 "Xserve (Slot Load): Power Consumption and Thermal Output (BTU) Information ".
Question 11: What is the RAID inbox CD for?
Answer: If the Xserve (Slot Load) is acting as a host to Xserve RAID, the CD contains applications that need to be installed in order to configure, manage, and monitor the Xserve RAID.
Question 12: What video graphics cards are available from Apple for Xserve (Slot Load)?
Answer: Xserve (Slot Load) includes an ATI graphics card with VGA support, which is installed in the lower dual PCI slot. As a CTO option, Apple offers the ATI Radeon 8500 graphics card (bundled with AGP riser card), which has to be installed in the PCI/AGP combo slot.
Question 13: Which mounting racks can the Xserve (Slot Load) be installed in?
Answer: The server fits EIA-310-D-compliant, industry-standard 19-inch (483 mm) wide racks, including four-post racks (24 inches (607 mm), 26 inches (660 mm), and from 29 to 36 inches (734 mm to 914 mm) deep) and two-post Telco racks (center-mount brackets included).
Question 14: Does the Xserve (Slot Load) have redundant power supplies?
Answer: No.