Chapter 1
Overview
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1.1.3
I/O Boats
The External I/O Expansion Unit can contain up to two I/O boats (
FIGURE 1-4
I/O Boat
There are two types of I/O boat, PCI-X and PCI Express. PCI cards are not
interchangeable between the two types of boats.
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The PCI-X I/O boat accepts PCI-X cards and some older types of PCI cards.
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The PCI Express I/O boat accepts PCI Express cards up to x8 lanes wide. PCI
Express x16 cards do not fit in this boat.
Figure Legend
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I/O boat
5
Boat slot 0
2
Captive screws
6
Boat slot 1
3
Link card carrier (slot 0)
7
Caution labels
4
PCI card carriers (slots 1-6)
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3
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5
6
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