Chapter 1
Overview
The hp AlphaServer ES47/ES80/GS1280 family supports four types of optional I/O
drawers:
1.
I/O Master Drawer, containing:
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10 PCI/PCI-X slots
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One AGP slot
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An N+1 redundant power system
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A CD-RW drive
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Two Ultra3 SCSI hot-plug disk drive bays (the disk drives must be
ordered separately).
2.
I/O Expansion Drawer, containing:
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11 PCI/PCI-X
slots
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One AGP slot
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An N+1 redundant power system
3.
High-performance I/O Master Drawer, containing:
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Up to seven 133 MHz PCI-X slots
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An N+1 redundant power system
•
A CD-RW drive
•
Two Ultra3 SCSI hot-plug disk drive bays (the disk drives must be
ordered separately).
4.
High-performance I/O Expansion Drawer, containing:
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Up to eight 133 MHz PCI-X slots
•
An N+1 redundant power system
An I/O master drawer is a mandatory option for the GS1280.
A separately ordered I/O cable is required to connect each I/O riser in an I/O drawer to
its corresponding connector on a CPU drawer.
This chapter provides an overview of the I/O drawer upgrade. Sections include:
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System components
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Upgrade kit
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Upgrade steps
Overview
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