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Installing an adapter
The following notes describe the types of adapters that your computer supports and
other information that you might consider when installing an adapter. See "System
board option connectors" on page 77 for an illustration of the adapter slot locations.
v Read the documentation that comes with your operating system.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v Your computer comes with adapter connectors, or slots. The PCI Express x16
v You can install only 33 MHz/32-bit adapters in PCI slots 3 and 4.
v You can install full-length adapters in PCI slots 3 and 4. None of the expansion
v For slot 3 and 4, your computer supports 5.0 V signaling and universal PCI
v The computer scans the adapters in the following sequence to assign system
v Your computer comes with integrated IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support.
v For a list of supported options for your computer, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/;
Complete the following steps to install an adapter:
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter. If you need to change
the switch or jumper settings on your adapter, follow the instructions that come
with the adapter.
video adapter is installed in slot 2. You can install up to three additional optional
adapters in your computer in slot 1 (PCI Express x1) and PCI slots 3 and 4.
slots are hot-plug slots.
adapters; it does not support 3.3 V signaling adapters.
resources: PCI Express x1 slot (slot 1), PCI Express x16 slot (slot 2), PCI
expansion slot 1 (slot 3), PCI expansion slot 2 (slot 4), and mini-PCI 1 slot. Then,
the computer starts the PCI devices in the following order, if you have not
changed the default startup sequence: PCI Express x1, PCI Express x16,
system-board IDE or small computer system interface (SCSI) devices, and PCI
slot 3, PCI slot 4, and then the mini-PCI 1.
then, select your country and navigate to the list of options for your computer.
1. Read Appendix B, "Safety information," on page 115, and "Handling
static-sensitive devices" on page 29
2. Turn off the computer and all attached devices (see "Turning off the computer"
on page 6; then, disconnect all external cables and power cords.
3. Remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 32).
4. Determine which PCI slot you will use for the adapter. Check the instructions
that come with the adapter for any requirements, restrictions, or cabling
instructions. It might be easier to route cables before you install the adapter.
5. If an adapter is already installed in the slot, remove it using one of the
following procedures and place it on a static-protective surface:
v For full-length adapters, rotate the rear adapter-retention bracket to the open
(unlocked) position; then, release the adapter from the front
adapter-retention bracket. Grasp the adapter and pull it out of the slot.
Attention:
To remove an adapter from the PCI Express x16 slot (slot 2),
you must press on the adapter-retention tab while pulling the adapter out of
the slot.
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