IBM 7380E1U, Installation And User Manual

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Installing an adapter
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
v
Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you must change the
switch or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that come with
the adapter.
v
Avoid touching the components and gold-edge connectors on the adapter.
v PCI slots 1 and 6 support half-length PCI adapters only.
v
PCI slots 2, 3, 4, and 5 support full-height and full-length PCI adapters.
v The PCI Express extender card supports a full-length adapter.
v
The PCI-X extender card supports two full-length adapters.
v PCI slots 1 and 5 support the RAID adapters.
v
PCI slot 2 supports a VGA adapter.
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The PCI configuration:
– Slot 1 is a PCI Express x8 slot with x8 links, PCI Express Base Specification
Revision 2.0 compliant.
– Slot 2 is a PCI Express x16 slot with x8 links, PCI Express Base Specification
Revision 2.0 compliant.
– Slots 3 and 4 are PCI Express x8 slots with x4 links, PCI Express Base
Specification Revision 2.0 compliant.
– Slot 5 is a PCI Express x8 slot with x8 links, PCI Express Base Specification
Revision 2.0 compliant.
– Slot 6 is a PCI 33/32 slot, PCI 2.2 compliant.
– PCI Express extender card slot 7 is a PCI Express x8 slot with x4 links, PCI
Express 1.0a compliant.
Note: The PCI Express extender card comes standard on the System x3500
M3 server.
– PCI-X extender card slots 7 and 8 are PCI-X slots with 64/32 bits, 133/100/66
MHz from PXH.
v The system scans PCI slots 1 through 6 to assign system resources. The system
then starts (boots) the system devices in the following order, if you have not
changed the default boot precedence: integrated Ethernet controller,
ServeRAID-BR10i SAS adapter, and then PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Express slots.
Note: To change the boot precedence for PCI and PCI-X devices, start the
Setup utility and select Start Options from the main menu. See the “Starting the
Setup utility” on page 109 for details about using the Setup utility.
v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI adapters so that
you can install PCI adapters that do not support sharing of PCI interrupts.
Attention: Static electricity that is released to internal server components when
the server is powered-on might cause the server to stop, which might result in the
loss of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge
wrist strap or other grounding system when working inside the server with the
power on.
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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