Input/Output Connectors And Expansion Slots - IBM eServer 240 xSeries User Reference Manual

Input/output connectors and expansion slots

The following illustrations show the expansion slots and the input/output connectors
(ports) on the rear of the server.
Tower model
Rack model
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Advanced System Management Interconnect Knockout: Your server has
an external connector knockout for the Advanced System Management
Interconnect option. This option allows you to connect rack or multirack
systems through a daisy-chain cable in half-duplex mode.
External Connector Knockout: Your server has an external connector
knockout that can be used when you install options.
PCI Expansion Slots: Your server has five available peripheral component
interconnect (PCI) expansion slots. Three of the PCI slots support hot-plug
PCI (sometimes referred to as Active PCI) adapters.
Many adapters provide bus-master capabilities, which enable the adapters to
perform operations without interrupting the system microprocessors.
DC AC
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Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 240
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