Supported Operating Systems - Dell PowerEdge 1900 Guide De Mise En Route

• Dedicated PCI slot for an optional integrated RAID controller card.
NOTE:
System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter, including
SAS 5/E, PERC 5/E, or PERC 4e/DC. Contact your technical support provider for the latest support information
about booting from external devices.
• An integrated Gigabit Ethernet NIC, capable of supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, and 1000-Mbps data
rates.
• Six USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and four on the back) capable of supporting
a diskette drive, a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.
• Optional remote access controller (RAC) for remote systems management.
• An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller.
This video subsystem contains 16 MB of DDR SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable). Maximum
resolution is 1600 x 1200 with 64 K colors; true-color graphics are supported in the following
resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864, and 1280 x 1024. When the optional RAC
is installed, the video resolution is 1024 X 768.
• Systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system
voltages and temperatures. The systems management circuitry works in conjunction with the systems
management software.
• Standard baseboard management controller with serial access.
• Back-panel connectors include one serial, one video, four USB, and one NIC connector.
• Front-panel connectors include a video and two USB connectors.
• Front-panel 1x5 LCD for system ID and error messaging.
• System ID button on the front and back panels.
For more information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications" on page 9.

Supported Operating Systems

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• Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard and Premium Editions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise x64 Editions
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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES (version 3 and version 4) for Intel x86
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES (version 4) for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology
(Intel EM64T)
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• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Intel EM64T
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