NEC Express5800-MC2400 Basic manual

E XPRESS5800™MC2400 SERIES

The High-Speed, High Availability Server for Growing Workgroups and Satellite Offices

your enterprise. By combining extremely

fast CPU clock and bus speeds with high-

speed disk technology in a high-availability

chassis, the MC2400 is designed to provide

your company with the performance you

need when you need it.And, with room to

grow, the Express5800 MC2400 server can

expand to keep pace with your company’s

future computing needs.

T

his dual Intel®Pentium®III processor-

based server answers the need for

high-speed, fault tolerance in a compact

chassis at an affordable price. Designed for

high reliability and loaded with such fault-

tolerant features as ECC memory, redundant

cooling fans, hot-swap hard disks, and hot-

swap redundant power supplies, the NEC

Express5800 MC2400 server is there for

CPU/MEMORY SUBSYSTEM

CPU: 1-2 Pentium III Processors at 500MHz and 600MHz

Call for the latest list of supported processors

RAM: 64MB to 1GB

4 DIMM Sites Total

64, 128 and 256MB Reg istered DIMMs Supported

GRAPHICS

Standard: Integrated CIRRUS Logic 5480

2MB VRAM

Resolution Supported: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, & 1280 x 1024

EXPANSION AND CONNECTIVITY

I/O Slots: 3 PCI Slots; 1 ISA Slot; 1 PCI/ISA Slot

Disk I/O: Integ rated PCI Wide Ultra SCSI Host Adapter

Optional Ultra2 LVD SCSI PCI RAID Controller

Integrated PCI SCSI Controller for Internal Media Bays

Ultra2 (LVD) Backplane

I/O Connectors: 25-Pin Parallel Port

PS/2-Style Keyboard and Mouse Ports

2 x 9 Pin Serial Ports 2xUSB Ports

10/100 TX Network Port

Emergency Management Port

Hot-Swap Disk Bays: 3 x 1.6" and 4 x 1.0" or 7 x 1.0"

External Disk Bays: 4 x 5 1/4"

1 x 3 1/2"

Network Interface: Integrated Intel PRO 100+ 10/100 Ethernet

STANDARD COMPONENTS

Peripherals: 1.44MB Diskette

40X Max.Variable-Speed IDE CD-ROM

Dimensions: 21" H x 23 1/4" D x 11 3/8" W (Tower Chassis)

Temperature: 50° to 90° F (10° to 30° C)

Humidity: 80% @ 36° C (Non-Condensing)

Power : 300W 100-120VAC/200-240VAC

Switch Selectable Optional Second 300W Redundant Hot-Swap
Power Supply

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Operating System: Microsoft

®

Windows NT®4.0 Certified

Novell NetWare 4.11, 5.0 Certified

Red Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1 Certified

SunSoft Solaris 7.0 Certified

SCO Unixware 7.1 Certified

SCO OpenServer 5.05 Certified

Microsoft Cluster Server Certified

Management: ESMPRO Management Suite

Setup: ExpressBuilder Installation Software

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

FCC Class B and CSA Class B, UL,CE

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

3-Year Limited On-Site Service, Next Business Day Response

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When referring to hard drive capacity,GB stands for one billion bytes. Some utilities may indicate varying

hard drive capacities.Total user-accessibile capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

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Certain restrictions apply.To obtain a free copy of our limited warranty,call 1-800-632-4525; or write to
NEC Computers Inc.,ATTN:Warranty Department, 2371 S. Presidents Dr ive,Suite A,West Valley City,
Utah 84120; or see your nearest reseller. Next business day response does not apply to service calls missed for
reasons clearly outside of NEC Computers Inc.’s control, such as interrupted telephone service, the closure of
airports required for parts delivery or parts shortages. Next-business-day response applies to the Continental
U.S. and Canada only. It may not be available in some remote locations where next-business-day shipping is not
available or in locations greater than 60 miles from an NEC Computers Inc.author ized service center or an
independent third-party service provider. In those areas in which it is provided,a technician will be dispatched,
if necessary,following efforts to resolve the problem by telephone support.

NEC Express5800 systems are optimized to meet today’s business needs and tomorrow’s challenges.For more information contact your authorized NEC dealer, or visit our web
site at www.nec-computers.com. ©2000 NEC Compu ters Inc. All rights reserved. NEC and Express5800 are registered trademarks or trademarks of NEC Corporation and/or
one or more of its subsidiaries. All trademarks and trade names may be us ed in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
NEC Computers Inc. disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and the Pentium logo is a trademark of Intel
Corporation. Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks and the Windows NT logo is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.The information in this publication
and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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NEC EXPRESS5800 MC2400 TECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS

EXPRESS5800™ MC2400

As workgroups continue to demand more
computing power, and businesses continue to
add satellite offices, the need for a solution that
balances price, performance, and availability
increases.

The NEC Express5800 MC2400 server delivers
a cost-effective combination of performance,
reliability, and expandability.

The MC2400 is designed for large file/print
sharing applications, electronic mail, collaboration,
Internet, Intranet, databases, and running other
specialized application software.

KEY FEATURES

• Up to two Intel

®

Pentium III processors with

100MHz front side bus

• Scales to 1GB of ECC SDRAM system memory
for running memory-intensive applications

• Integrated Wide Ultra SCSI host adapter and
Ultra2 LVD-capable backplane for running
I/O-intensive applications

• Integrated narrow SCSI controller for internal
media devices

• Up to 7 hot-swap Ultra2 LVD hard disks
provide up to 126GB

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storage capacity within

the same cabinet

• Hot swap-disk drive, and optional redundant
power and fans engineered to help ensure the
necessary high-availability for running
business-critical applications

• ESMPRO

™

Management Suite is included to

enhance system monitoring and control

• Integrated server management and emergency
management port for remote system manage­ment and monitoring

• Expandable and scalable memory, CPU, hard
disks, and bus slots designed to grow along
with your company’s computing needs

• Compact tower chassis form-factor or optional
rack-mount chassis measuring 6U

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

To help ensure your complete satisfaction, each
NEC Express5800 server comes with NEC
UltraCare

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limited warranty and support

service

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. These services are designed to meet the
demands of your business-critical computing
environment.

Each Express5800 MC2400 server comes
standard with a 3-year limited on-site warranty

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for parts and labor at no additional cost.This
includes toll-free technical support 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.

For an additional cost, the standard service and
support package on each Express5800 server may
be upgraded by adding a 24 x 7 on-site support
option and/or a 4-hour response service option

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