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Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 5 About this Document.......................................................................................................................................5 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Overview................................................................................................................. 6 Ultra Conservative on Price, Ultra Liberal on Performance.......................................................................................6 Target Users and Markets................................................................................................................................7 Key Features.........................................................................................................................................................7 Feature Comparison..............................................................................................................................................8 External View of the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation .......................................................................................................9 Front View.......................................................................................................................................................9 Rear View......................................................................................................................................................10 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation System Architecture.............................................................................................. 12 Motherboard......................................................................................................................................................12 Motherboard Features...................................................................................................................................13 CPU Specifications..............................................................................................................................................14 AMD OpteronTM Processor with Direct Connect Architecture............................................................................14 AMD64 Technology........................................................................................................................................14 CPU Packaging ..............................................................................................................................................15 Processor VRM...............................................................................................................................................16 HyperTransportTM Technology............................................................................................................................16 Memory Interface..........................................................................................................................................16 Chip-to-Chip Interconnect...............................................................................................................................17 I/O Expansion Capability to High-Speed Industry Buses....................................................................................17 nVidia nForce4 Ultra Chipset................................................................................................................................18 BIOS...................................................................................................................................................................19 Memory ............................................................................................................................................................19 Supported Configurations...............................................................................................................................20 System Interconnect Technology.........................................................................................................................20 PCI-Express....................................................................................................................................................20 Storage..............................................................................................................................................................21 External Connectivity Ports..................................................................................................................................21 Expansion...........................................................................................................................................................21 Expansion Bays..............................................................................................................................................21 Expansion Slots.............................................................................................................................................22 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Graphics Accelerators........................................................................................... 23 ATI Entry 2-D On-Board Graphics Controller ...........................................................................................................23 nVidia Quadro NVS280 PCI-Express Graphics Accelerator .......................................................................................24 nVidia Quadro FX1400 PCI-Express Graphics Accelerator.........................................................................................25 Key Specifications and Features Comparison.........................................................................................................26 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Environmentals and Regulations........................................................................... 27 Environment.......................................................................................................................................................27 Regulations........................................................................................................................................................27 Software Operating Environment.................................................................................................................. 28 Solaris Operating System Features.......................................................................................................................28 Key Productivity Features...............................................................................................................................29 Interoperability..............................................................................................................................................30 Availability....................................................................................................................................................30 Advanced Networking....................................................................................................................................30