Pci And Pci-X Adapters; Pci And Pci-X Adapter Considerations - IBM eServer xSeries 440 Installation Manual

PCI and PCI-X adapters

This section provides information about the PCI-X expansion slots on the I/O board,
and peripheral component interconnect (PCI) adapters.
The following illustration shows the location and bus speeds of the PCI-X expansion
slots on the I/O board.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
PCI-X slot 6
(133 MHz)

PCI and PCI-X adapter considerations

Before you install adapters, review the following:
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PCI-X slot 4
(100 MHz )
PCI-X slot 5
(133 MHz )
Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
If you need to change the switch settings or jumper settings on your adapter,
follow the instructions that come with the adapter.
Video adapters are not supported.
Some long adapters have extension handles or brackets installed. Before
installing the adapter, you must remove the extension handle or bracket.
Your server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI-X adapters. You
can use this technique to install PCI-X adapters that currently do not support
sharing of PCI-X interrupts.
The xSeries 440 server scans devices and PCI-X slots to assign system
resources in the following order: CD-ROM drive; disk drives; integrated SCSI
devices; PCI-X slots 1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 4; and the integrated Ethernet controller. If an
RXE-100 enclosure is attached to the server, the scan continues in sequence with
PCI slots 11, 12, 9, 10, 7, 8, 17, 18, 15, 16, 13, and 14.
PCI-X slot 3
(100 MHz )
PCI-X slot 2
(66 MHz )
Attention LED
Power LED
PCI-X slot 1
(66 MHz )