Date: 26-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/boards/sx2500/features.xml

Features, Functions & Benefits

High Performance
Feature
Function
Benefit
Two 1.28-GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processors, each with 1 MB of Level 2 cache integrated on die.
Offers a highly-integrated, performance-scalable, 64-bit compute engine for technical applications. Large Level 2 cache integrated on die stores the most frequently-used application data.
Provides outstanding 64-bit application performance at a low cost.
16 GB of 168-pin DDR-1 SDRAM ECC memory supported.
Enables support for demanding applications and larger data sets to be accessed quickly through storage in RAM instead of on disk.
Increases expansion capability as well as the size and number of simultaneous applications and calculations.

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Investment Protection
Feature
Function
Benefit
Solaris 8 Operating System.
Robust, enterprise-class, scalable 64-bit platform provides extensive virtual memory addressing as well as 100% binary compatibility with previous versions of the Solaris OS and Solaris applications.
Provides investment protection.
Industry-standard extended ATX form factor (12 in. x 13 in.).
Enables uses of standard chassis.
Allows deployment in a wide range of environments.

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Graphics and Video Options
Feature
Function
Benefit
Support for the Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator.
The Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator enables dual display from a single board and provides up to 1920 x 1200 resolution @ 75 Hz in 8-bit and 24-bit mode.
Provides exceptional 2-D graphics quality without additional cost.
Support for the Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerator.
The Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerator provides up to 1920 x 1080 2-D or 3-D resolution @ 72 Hz and up to 3-D stereo resolution 1280 x 800 @ 112 Hz.
Offers professional-quality 3-D graphics at a low cost.
Support for the Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator.
The Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerator provides dual displays from a single board, contains over 400 MB of on-board memory, and provides up to 1920 x 1080 2-D or 3-D resolution @ 72 Hz and up to 1280 x 1024 3-D stereo resolution @ 112 Hz.
Delivers high-end, 3-D visualization graphics.

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Flexibility
Feature
Function
Benefit
Integrated, on-board autosensing and autoswitching Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BaseT).
Delivers exceptional I/O performance and helps eliminate the need for an additional card to support Ethernet connectivity.
Increases flexibility and network performance.
Six 64-bit PCI slots.
Provides connectivity to a wide range of PCI-based cards such as graphics cards, SCSI expansion cards, and audio/video input cards.
Offers excellent flexibility for expansion and deploying additional functionality.

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