which PCI-X slots share a PCI bus. To minimize the signal degradation between the
mother board and the NIC (and for best performance), we recommend that the
Myrinet/PCI-X NIC is inserted in the PCI-X slot closest to the PCI chipset. We also
recommend that the Myrinet/PCI-X NIC not share the PCI bus with another PCI device.
Case 1: Tower unit host
If you have a tower unit host, the PCI-X slots will look something like the
following:
PCI slot (64-bit)
In this photo the PCI slots are the long black connectors. There are four 64-bit
PCI slots.
Case 2: Rack-mounted host
If you have a rack-mounted machine, the PCI-X slots will look something like the
following:
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