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8. Continue with the option installation or removal procedure.
Working with adapters
This section describes how to install hot-plug and non-hot-plug PCI and PCI-X
adapters. Before you continue with the adapter-installation procedures, review
"Adapter considerations."
The following illustration shows the location of the PCI and PCI-X adapter
expansion slots on the system board. Slots 5 and 6 are the Active PCI-X slots.
Active PCI-X slots are also called hot-plug PCI-X slots.
Note: For information about the adapter power-on and attention LEDs, see "LEDs
PCI slot 1 32-bit 5.0 V
(J32)
PCI-X slot 2 64-bit 3.3 V
(J36)
PCI-X slot 3 64-bit 3.3 V
(J38)
PCI-X slot 4 64-bit 3.3 V
(J41)
PCI-X slot 5 64-bit 3.3V
133 MHz hot-plug (J43)
PCI-X slot 6 64-bit 3.3 V
133 MHz hot-plug (J45)
Adapter considerations
Before you install an adapter, review the following:
v Read the documentation that comes with your operating system.
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b. Slide the adapter-support bracket and fan-support bracket unit out of the
guides; then, remove it from the server.
Note: To reinstall the adapter-support bracket and other components that you
removed or disconnected, reverse the preceding steps. Remember to
reroute the cables that you disconnected and to reconnect the center-fan
cable to the system board (see "System-board internal cable connectors"
on page 49).
for Active PCI slots" on page 36.
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