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hot-plug PCI adapters and, if so, what the Attention light indicates. When this
light is solid amber, it indicates a failure on the PCI adapter installed in the slot.
Adapter considerations
Before you continue with the adapter-installation procedure:
Review and follow the instructions that come with the adapter and your
operating system in addition to the instructions given in this chapter. If you
need to change the switch or jumper settings on your adapter, follow the
instructions that come with the adapter documentation.
Manual assignment of interrupts is never required with operating systems that
use the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) interrupt structure.
Although you can manually assign interrupts through the Configuration/Setup
Utility program, most adapters designed for PCI slots are auto-configuring. If
the required resources are available, the BIOS software automatically
configures an adapter around the resources already in use by other devices.
The default setting is generally the most appropriate. If you choose to
manually assign interrupts, be sure that these interrupts do not conflict with
existing values. If a conflict does occur, see “Resolving configuration conflicts”
on page 32.
For a list of compatible RAID adapters, and installation requirements, go to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/ on the World Wide Web. If you install a
RAID adapter, configure the adapter using the RAID adapter documentation.
The I/O function card slot can support only the I/O function card. It is not an
expansion slot.
The Advanced System Management PCI adapter slot can support only the
Advanced System Management PCI adapter. It is not an expansion slot.
Attention: You must have the Advanced System Management PCI adapter
installed for proper operation of your server and to use the
system-management functions that the adapter provides. See “Understanding
the xSeries 370 server design” on page 45 for more information about the
Advanced System Management PCI adapter.
Your server has assigned PCI slots 10, 11, and 12 as PCI priority slots. The
system BIOS scans the PCI priority slots for startable (bootable) devices before
scanning the I/O function card.
The integrated video controller is not removable. If you want to disable this
controller and use a video adapter instead, you can install a video adapter in an
expansion slot. If you want a monitor to be the startup monitor, install a video
adapter in slot 10, 11, or 12. When you install a PCI video adapter in one of these
slots, the server BIOS automatically disables the integrated video controller.
Table 5 on page 71 contains information on the requirements for the PCI adapter
slots and PCI buses in your server.
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