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Installation Planning Guide 2-1
2. Controller components and options
The printer controller provides the printer with print data and
commands, and receives status information from the printer. This
chapter describes the components and options available for the
controller.
Printer controller components
The printer controller consists of a specially-configured Sun
workstation and uses proprietary Xerox hardware, firmware, and
software.
Sun Blade 1000 workstation
The printer controller is based on the Sun Blade 1000, a
workstation with a high-performance architecture for complex
processing tasks. It contains the following hardware
components:
• Processor (system unit) containing the following:
– Two UltraSPARC III 750 Mhz central processing unit
(CPU) modules
– 4 GB memory (four 1 GB Dual In-line Memory Modules, or
DIMMs)
– 36 GB hard disk drive
– DVD-ROM drive
– 3.5 inch diskette drive
• Keyboard and mouse
• Monitor
• Optional Token Ring board
• Two printer controller Interface (PCI) boards installed in the
processor to interface with the print engine.