Installing Adapters In The Model 8654; Adapter Considerations - IBM eServer 130 xSeries User Reference Manual

Installing adapters in the model 8654

The model 8654 appliance server supports the installation of ServerProven adapters.
Your appliance server comes with two peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
adapter slots on the system board with riser cards installed in them.
Note: Your appliance server also comes with an integrated video controller on the
The following illustration shows the location of the PCI expansion slots on the model
8654 system board.
Figure 18. Identifying adapter placement

Adapter considerations

Before you install adapters in the model 8654, review the following:
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system board. When you install a video adapter in a PCI slot, the appliance
server BIOS automatically disables the integrated video controller. This
enables the video adapter in the PCI slot to control the video functions for your
monitor.
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.
You can install 32-bit or 64-bit full-length or half-length adapters in the expansion
slots. Full-length adapters are installed in slot 1; half-length adapters are installed
in either slot 1 or 2.
Your appliance server supports 5.0 V and universal PCI adapters; it does not
support 3.3 V only adapters.
Your appliance server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI
adapters. You can use this technique to install PCI adapters that currently do not
support sharing of PCI interrupts.
PCI slot 2
64 bit
33 MHz (J23)
PCI slot 1
64 bit
33 MHz (J10)