Adapters And Peripherals - Intel S5000PSLROMB Hardware Manual

Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System
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Adapters and Peripherals

Compatibility and stress testing for add-in adapter cards and peripherals is only performed with
the latest version of an operating system available at the time the validation testing occurred.
The following tables identify the operating system and base system configurations used to
validate each device. The adapters are divided into categories based on their functionality. All
integrated onboard devices are tested by default and are therefore not included in the following
tables.
All adapter cards were not tested under all operating systems.
The following notation is used in the following table to indicate the support level that Intel
provides for a particular adapter under a particular operating system:
Number: This adapter or peripheral was tested and is supported under the specific
configuration identified in the Base System Configurations table in Chapter 2.
Number in brackets: This adapter or peripheral was tested, but is NOT supported
under the specific configuration identified in the Base System Configurations table in
Chapter 2
NT: This adapter or peripheral was not tested under this operating system and is not
supported under this operating system.
ND: This adapter or peripheral was not tested under this operating system due to
limitations in IHV (Independent Hardware Vendors) driver availability, and is not
suported under this operating system.
SA (Similar Adapter): This adapter is supported, but not tested. This adapter model
was not tested with this server board/workstation board, but Intel will support it based on
successful testing of a similar adapter from the same adapter family. Intel has high
confidence that this adapter will function correctly with the server board/ workstation
board. This adapter uses the same firmware and drivers, and has a nearly identical
system interface to another adapter of the same family that was successfully tested with
this server board/workstation board. In addition, Intel has secured IHV commitment to
support the similar adapters equally. Customers should always test adapters as part of
the final system configuration prior to deployment. All installation guidelines for the
tested adapter also apply to the similar adapter.
Any variations to the standard adapter installation process or to the expected adapter
functionality are documented in Chapter 6. If there are specific installation guidelines affecting a
particular adapter and operating system combination, these are referenced in the following
tables. If the installation guidelines are not noted in the following tables, it means that the
adapter installed and functioned as expected using manufacturer's installation instructions or
Intel's best-known methods.
Testing of adapter cards is normally performed with unused add-in adapters
and onboard controller expansion ROMs (Read-Only Memory) disabled in the
BIOS setup. Intel recommends that customers disable the option ROM for add-
in controllers and/or the onboard controllers when not booting from the
controller or needing to use its built-in utilities.
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