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Installing an adapter
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter. Adapter that
the server supports might vary, depending on your server model.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v Read the documentation that comes with your operating system.
v The server comes with the following adapter connectors or slots:
v Some server models come with a ServeRAID-BR10il v2 SAS/SATA RAID
v The optional ServeRAID-MR10i adapter can be purchased and supports RAID
v The optional ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA controller and the optional
v You can install full-length adapters that are included in the ServerProven
v The 32-bit slots 4 and 5 support 5.0 V keyed PCI adapters; they do not support
v The server scans PCI Express Gen 2 x8 (x8) slot 1, PCI Express Gen 2 x8 (x8)
v For a list of supported options for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/
To install an adapter, complete the following steps.
Note: Static electricity that is released to internal server components when the
server is powered-on might cause the server to stop, which might result in the loss
of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge wrist
strap or other grounding system when you work inside the server with the power
on.
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instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you must change the
switch setting or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that come
with the adapter.
– Slot 1, PCIe2 x8 (x8, x4, x1) 25W
– Slot 2, PCIe2 x8 (x8, x4, x1) 25W
– Slot 3, PCIe2 x1 10W
– Slot 4, PCI 32bit, 33MHz
– Slot 5, PCI 32bit, 33MHz
Note: If you are installing Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 (part
number 49Y4240), you can only install the adaptor in slot 1 or slot 2.
controller installed. The ServeRAID-BR10il v2 controller enables integrated RAID
levels-0 and level-1.
levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10. The optional ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT adapter with an
encryption 1078 DE chip set can be purchased and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5,
6, and 10. For configuration information, see the ServeRAID documentation at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT controller must be installed in slot 1 or slot 2 (PCI
Express x8).
slots 3 through 5 (depending on your model).
3.3 V keyed adapters. Universal adapters are supported in slots 4 and 5 if they
are universally keyed.
slot 2, PCI Express Gen 2 x4 (x4) slot 3, and PCI slots 4 and 5 to assign system
resources. Then, the server starts the PCI devices in the following order, if you
have not changed the default startup sequence: PCI Express Gen 2 x8 (x8) slot
1, PCI Express Gen 2 x8 (x8) slot 2, PCI Express Gen 2 x4 (x4) slot 3, PCI slot
4, and PCI slot 5.
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