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Installing adapters
The Active PCI-X slots in your server must be disabled by the operating system before
you insert or remove a PCI or PCI-X adapter.
Note: Before hot-swapping any of the PCI-X adapters, read the information in
Complete the following steps to install an adapter:
1. Review the information in "Safety" on page v, "Before you begin" on page 3,
2. Open the top cover.
If you install a 33 MHz and a 66 MHz adapter in the same bus, the bus speed will
match that of the slowest adapter.
If a single 133 MHz adapter is installed in PCI-X Bus B (slot 3 and 4), and the
other slot in PCI-X Bus B is empty, the adapter will operate at 133 MHz.
Your server supports six hot-plug 64-bit adapters in the expansion slots located on
the PCI-X board.
Note: You can add up to 12 additional PCI-X slots to your server by connecting
your server to a remote I/O expansion enclosure. For more information
about the expansion enclosure and how to connect your server to it, refer
to the documentation that comes with your expansion enclosure.
Your server supports 3.3 V adapters; it does not support 5.0 V adapters.
Your server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI-X adapters. You
can use this technique to install PCI-X adapters that currently do not support shar-
ing of PCI-X interrupts.
The system scans PCI-X slots to assign system resources. The system attempts
to start the first device found. The search order is: CD-ROM, disk drives, inte-
grated SCSI devices, PCI-X slots (1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 4), and the integrated Ethernet
controller.
Note: You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to change the boot
precedence for your server. Select Start Options from the Configura-
tion/Setup Utility program main menu.
"Working inside a server with power on" on page 4.
"Working inside a server with power on" on page 4, and "Handling static-sensitive
devices" on page 4.
Note: Inside your server there are six PCI-X slots: two 66 MHz, two 100 MHz,
and two 133 MHz. Before attempting to install a new adapter, be sure that
there is an available slot for it. If you need additional PCI-X slots, you can
purchase a remote I/O expansion enclosure either from your SAMSUNG
marketing representative or authorized reseller.
Chapter 2. Installing options
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