Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the SC512 1U chassis. Installa- tion and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only. Supermicro’s SC512 1U chassis features a unique and highly-optimized design for dual-core Xeon platforms. The chassis is equipped with a 280W and 520W high effi ciency power supply for superb power savings. High performance fans provide ample optimized cooling for FB-DIMM memory modules in a 1U form factor. This document lists compatible parts available when this document was published.
Always refer to the our Web site for updates on supported parts and confi gura- tions. Important: This manual describes installation and confi gura- tion of the SC512F-520, .SC512F-520L, and SC512F-280. Refer to www.supermicro.com for other manuals. ! This manual does NOT cover the following manuals: SC512L, SC512L-260, SC512C, SC512C-260, SC512F-260, SC512LF-260, and SC512L-260-LCD. iii