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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:30:05 -0500
From: Meghan Thueme <meghan@rave.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Reliability and Redundancy in a 2U Form Factor


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                     Immediate Product Announcement

Contact: Christine Laikind, Director of Marketing
E-mail:  claikind@rave.com
Voice:   1-800-966-7283

            Rave Systems 2U UltraAXi with Dual Power Supply
                 Rave Systems Reliability and Redundancy

(January 24, 2001- Sterling Heights, Michigan)  Rave Computer
Association, Inc., a leading North American system integrator,
introduces a new product improvement to its Rave systems-2UAXi-C
rackmount server.

The Rave Systems 2UAXi-C (RM-2UAXI-C) now features a dual 300-Watt power
supply with independent power cords.  The new dual power supply will
also meet European PFC standards.  The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C
server has the Sun Microsystems’ UltraAXi motherboard integrated in the
2U form factor rackmount chassis.  The SPARCengine UltraAXi allows for
upgradable singular UltraSPARC-IIi processor (now shipping at 440MHz
with 2MB cache) with integrated dual-channel Ultra Wide SCSI, three (3)
PCI slots, and supports up to 1GB of memory.  The 2U rackmount chassis
features four (4) front removable 3.5 inch low profile drive bays, one
(1) 3.5 inch and one (1) 5.25 inch drive bay for removable media.  The
system is designed for Ultra160 compatibility.

The standard features available on the Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C
server offered by Rave Computer Association, Inc. are listed below:

* Three 33MHz/32-bit PCI slot
* Four front accessible disk drives
* 1GB maximum memory
* Integrated Dual-Channel Ultra Wide SCSI
* Integrated 10/100MB Fast Ethernet
* Creator series (FFB2) graphics support
* Dual 300-Watt power supply  (optional –48DC is available)
* A reliable operating environment such as Solaris or Linux

Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C has been developed to provide a powerful
and flexible robust solution in a small form factor with additional
storage capacity for a wide range of compute-intensive applications
including medical imaging, industrial workstations, and
telecommunication servers.

Price and Availability
The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C shipping with 440MHz UltraSPARC-IIi,
128MB of memory, 40x Ultra Wide SCSI CD-ROM, one 72K RPM 18.2GB SCSI
disk drive, and with Solaris 8 pre-installed, the suggested price is
$4,190.00  (Product is to be ready for shipment in early February, 2001)

About Rave Computer Association, Inc.
Rave Computer Association, Inc., a leading North American Sun
Microsystems Master Value-Added Integrator, provides commercial
off-the-shelf Rave Systems that can be custom specified to end users and
resellers looking for powerful UltraSPARC solutions.  All of Rave
Systems come with a standard two-year warranty and are manufactured at
Rave Computer’s headquarters.  Rave Computer Association, Inc., is an
ISO-9002 registered company based in Michigan, located at 36960 Metro
Court, Sterling Heights, MI 48312.  More information about Rave Computer
Association, Inc., and Rave Systems can be found on their web site at
www.rave.net or by calling 1-800-966-7283.

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<center><b><tt>Immediate Product Announcement</tt></b></center>
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<p><tt><b>Contact:</b> Christine Laikind, <i>Director of Marketing</i></tt>
<br><tt><b>E-mail:</b>&nbsp; <u>claikind@rave.com</u></tt>
<br><tt><b>Voice:&nbsp;</b>&nbsp; 1-800-966-7283</tt><tt></tt>
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<p><b><tt>Rave Systems 2U UltraAXi with Dual Power Supply</tt></b>
<br><i><tt>Rave Systems Reliability and Redundancy</tt></i></center>
<tt></tt>
<p><tt>(<i>January 24, 2001- Sterling Heights, Michigan</i>)&nbsp; Rave
Computer Association, Inc., a leading North American system integrator,
introduces a new product improvement to its Rave systems-2UAXi-C rackmount
server.</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>The <b><u>Rave Systems 2UAXi-C</u></b> (RM-2UAXI-C) now features
a dual 300-Watt power supply with independent power cords.&nbsp; The new
dual power supply will also meet European PFC standards.&nbsp; The Rave
Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C server has the Sun Microsystems’ UltraAXi motherboard
integrated in the 2U form factor rackmount chassis.&nbsp; The SPARCengine
UltraAXi allows for upgradable singular UltraSPARC-IIi processor (now shipping
at 440MHz with 2MB cache) with integrated dual-channel Ultra Wide SCSI,
three (3) PCI slots, and supports up to 1GB of memory.&nbsp; The 2U rackmount
chassis features four (4) front removable 3.5 inch low profile drive bays,
one (1) 3.5 inch and one (1) 5.25 inch drive bay for removable media.&nbsp;
The system is designed for Ultra160 compatibility.</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>The standard features available on the Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C
server offered by Rave Computer Association, Inc. are listed below:</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>* Three 33MHz/32-bit PCI slot</tt>
<br><tt>* Four front accessible disk drives</tt>
<br><tt>* 1GB maximum memory</tt>
<br><tt>* Integrated Dual-Channel Ultra Wide SCSI</tt>
<br><tt>* Integrated 10/100MB Fast Ethernet</tt>
<br><tt>* Creator series (FFB2) graphics support</tt>
<br><tt>* Dual 300-Watt power supply&nbsp; (optional –48DC is available)</tt>
<br><tt>* A reliable operating environment such as Solaris or Linux</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C has been developed to provide a powerful
and flexible robust solution in a small form factor with additional storage
capacity for a wide range of compute-intensive applications including medical
imaging, industrial workstations, and telecommunication servers.</tt><tt></tt>
<p><b><tt><u>Price and Availability</u></tt></b>
<br><tt>The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C shipping with 440MHz UltraSPARC-IIi,
128MB of memory, 40x Ultra Wide SCSI CD-ROM, one 72K RPM 18.2GB SCSI disk
drive, and with Solaris 8 pre-installed, the suggested price is $4,190.00&nbsp;
(Product is to be ready for shipment in early February, 2001)</tt><tt></tt>
<p><b><tt><u>About Rave Computer Association, Inc.</u></tt></b>
<br><tt>Rave Computer Association, Inc., a leading North American Sun Microsystems
Master Value-Added Integrator, provides commercial off-the-shelf Rave Systems
that can be custom specified to end users and resellers looking for powerful
UltraSPARC solutions.&nbsp; All of Rave Systems come with a standard two-year
warranty and are manufactured at Rave Computer’s headquarters.&nbsp; Rave
Computer Association, Inc., is an ISO-9002 registered company based in
Michigan, located at 36960 Metro Court, Sterling Heights, MI 48312.&nbsp;
More information about Rave Computer Association, Inc., and Rave Systems
can be found on their web site at <u>www.rave.net</u> or by calling 1-800-966-7283.</tt></html>

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