IBM x3690 X5 Service Manual page 294

v The server provides two PCI riser-card slots on the system board. The supported
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Table 15. PCI slot priority sequence to install the adapter and the maximum number of
cards allowed
Name of the Adapter
IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID
Expansion adapter
Emulex 10GB Dual-port Ethernet Custom
Adapter of IBM System x
Emulex 10GbE Integrated Virtual Fabric
Adapter II for IBM System x
IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller 2, 4, 3, and then 1
IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller 2, 4, 3, and then 1
IBM ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller 2, 4, 3, and then 1
IBM ServeRAID B5015 Solid State Drive
(SSD) Controller
IBM 6Gb Solid State Drive (SSD) Host Bus
Adapter
Note: When you install an IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter or a
ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA adapter that has an M5000 battery in the server,
you must also use the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Remote Mount Cable
option to mount the battery remotely in the server.
riser-cards provide up to five PCI adapter slots (depending on the riser cards
installed in the server). Some models come with PCI riser-card assemblies with
brackets installed. The following table lists the PCI slots on the supported riser
cards and the supported adapters that you can install on the riser cards:
Table 16. Supported riser cards and supported PCI adapters
Riser cards supported
PCI riser card with two
PCI Express Gen2 x8
adapter slots
(Optional) PCI riser cards
with one PCI Express
Gen2 x16 adapter slot
PCI riser card with three
PCI Express Gen2 x8 (x4)
adapter slots
Suggested slot priority
sequence in which to
install the adapter
Slot 1 (only)
Slot 5 (only)
Slot 5 (only)
4, 3, 1, and then 2
4, 3, 1, and then 2
Slot on the system board
to install the riser card
PCI riser slot 1
PCI riser slot 1
PCI riser slot 2
Maximum
number of this
adapter allowed
in the server
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
PCI adapters that you can install
in the riser card
v PCI Express Gen2 x8
three/fourth-length, full-height
adapter
v PCI Express Gen2 x8
half-length, full-height adapter
v PCI Express Gen2 x16
full-length, full-height adapter
Note: You cannot install the
full-length, full-height adapter
in the server when the optional
memory tray is installed.
v PCI Express Gen2 x16
three/fourth-length, full-height
adapter
v PCI Express Gen2 x8
low-profile adapter
v PCI Express Gen2 x8 (x4)
low-profile adapter