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PCI riser
connector 1
PCI riser
connector 2
PCI riser-card assembly
(full-height, half-lenght adapters)
PCI riser-card assembly
(low-profile adapters)
Figure 41. PCI riser-card assembly installation
Installing an adapter
Use this information to install 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:
• To confirm that the server supports the adapter that you are installing, see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/
info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
.
• Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the
instructions in this section.
• The server provides one SAS/SATA RAID riser-card slot on the system board. See “System-board
optional device connectors” on page 40 for the location of the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card slot. The
ServeRAID-BR10il v2, ServeRAID-M1015, ServeRAID-M5014, or ServeRAID-M5015 adapter comes
installed on some models of the server. You can replace the IBM ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter with an
optional IBM ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter in the slot. For configuration information, see the ServeRAID
documentation at
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/ .
Important:
To ensure that any of your ServeRAID 10i, 10is, or 10M adapters function properly on UEFI-
based servers, make sure that the adapter firmware level is updated to at least 11.x.x-XXX , and the
supporting drivers.
Attention:
Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code updates. If the device
is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code is supported for the cluster solution before
you update the code.
• Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz for an LCD monitor.
This is the highest resolution that is supported for any add-on video adapter that you install in the server.
• Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not
supported
• The server does not support full-length adapters.
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