Installing An Adapter - Lenovo System x3750 M4 Installation And Service Manual

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Installing an adapter

Use this information to understand the types of adapters that the server supports.

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and other information that

you must consider when you install an adapter:

• To confirm that the server supports the adapter that you are installing, see

http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.

• Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to

the instructions in this section.

• The server supports an add-on video adapter in slot 1 of the two slot riser-card.

• The server does not support stereo connectors on any add-on video adapter.

• The server does not support PCI-X adapters or legacy 5 V PCI adapters.

• Disconnect the power cords from the power source before you remove or install any adapter or riser-card.

• The server supports five optional Ethernet adapters that you can purchase: the Intel x540 ML2 Dual-port

10 Gb-T Ethernet adapter, the Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad-port 1 Gb-T Ethernet adapter, the Emulex VFA5

ML2 Dual-port 10 Gb-SFP+ Ethernet adapter, the Broadcom NetXtremeII ML2 Dual-port 10 Gb-SFP+

Ethernet adapter and the Broadcom NetXtremeII ML2 Dual-port 10 Gb-T Ethernet adapter. For more

information, see Table 16 "Supported adapters, slot in which to install the adapters, and information

about the adapters." on page 71.

• The server supports an internal mini-SAS HD RAID controller that is plugged into PCIe slots 1, 2 or 3. RAID

controllers supporting internal drive connections are limited to slots 1 - 3 by cable routing constraints.

• The server provides one PCIe riser-card slot on the system board. The riser-card provides two or three

PCI Express Gen3 adapter slots dependent on the optional riser-card used in the server. See "PCIe

PCI riser-card assembly

(full height, half-length)

Installing optional devices