Supermicro SUPERSERVER 8044T-8R, User Manual

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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
5-9
5-6 Adding PCI Cards
1. PCI Expansion Slots
The X6QT8 has six PCI expansion slots, which includes one PCI-Express x8 slot,
one PCI-Express x4 slot, three 64-bit 133 MHz PCI-X slots and one 64-bit 100 MHz
PCI-X slot. (The 100 MHz PCI-X slot supports Zero Channel RAID.) All six slots
may be populated in the SC748TS-R1200P chassis.
2. PCI card installation
Before installing a PCI add-on card, make sure you install it into a slot that supports
the speed of the card (see step 1, above). After gaining access to the inside of the
server, determine which slot you wish to populate, then press down on the curved
section at the top of the blue tab for that slot. While pressing down, lift the tab to
unlock the shield. Insert the expansion card into the correct slot on the serverboard,
pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card. Lock the card
into place by pressing down on the tab. Follow this procedure when adding a card
to other slots.