• 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, full-height PCI adapters or legacy 5V PCI adapters.
• When you install any PCI adapter, the power cords must be disconnected from the power source before
you remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly. Otherwise, the active power management event signal
will be disabled by the system-board logic, and the Wake on LAN feature might not work. However, after
the server is powered-on locally, the active power manager active power management event signal will
be enabled by the system-board logic.
• The following adapters support 10-Gbps transfer rate only:
– Intel X710 2x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
– Intel X710 ML2 4x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
– Intel X710-DA2 ML2 2x10GbE SFP+ Adapter
• Pay attention to the following before installing any PCI adapter.
Attention:
Do not install the NVIDIA Quadro K420, K600, or K620 adapter options in systems containing
1TB of system memory or more. If these options are installed in systems with 1TB of memory or more,
it might cause undetected data corruption and system instability. These options are only supported
in systems containing less than 1TB of memory. For more information, see RETAIN tip H213010 at
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplay?lndocid=migr-5096047.
• Pay attention to the following PCI adapter configuration table before installing any PCI adapter.
Table 39. Adapter configurations
Description
Option part
number
PCI riser 1
PCI riser 2
QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA
90Y4600
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Intel X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter
00D1994
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Lenovo 1250GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash
Adapter for System x
00AE983
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Lenovo 1600GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash
Adapter for System x
00AE986
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Lenovo 3200GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash
Adapter for System x
00AE989
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Lenovo 6400GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash
Adapter for System x
00AE992
Not supported
Seven fans required
Lenovo 1000GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter
for System x
00AE995
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Lenovo 1300GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter
for System x
00AE998
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Lenovo 2600GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter
for System x
00JY001
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
Lenovo 5200GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter
for System x
00JY004
Not supported
Seven fans required
P3700 1.6TB NVMe Enterprise Performance
Flash Adapter
00YA812
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
P3700 2.0TB NVMe Enterprise Performance
Flash Adapter
00YA815
Seven fans required
Seven fans required
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