Installing An Adapter - IBM x3200 4362 User Manual

Installing an adapter

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when installing an adapter.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v Read the documentation that comes with your operating system.
v The server comes with three PCI slots and two PCI Express slots on the main
v You can install full-length adapters that are included in the ServerProven
v The 32-bit slots 3, 4, and 5 support 5.0 V keyed PCI adapters; they do not
v An optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II can be installed only in its
v When you start the server for the first time after you install a Remote Supervisor
v The optional ServeRAID-8s adapter can be installed only in PCI Express x8 slot
v The server scans PCI Express x1 slot 1, PCI Express x8 slot 2, PCI slots 3, 4,
v For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/
Attention:
the server is powered-on might cause the server to stop, which could result in the
loss of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge
wrist strap or other grounding system when working inside the server with the
power on.
See "System-board connectors" on page 17 for the locations of the expansion slots
and the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine connector.
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For more information about the requirements for SAS cable and connecting
SAS devices, see the documentation that comes with these devices.
For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change
the switch setting or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
system board.
slots 1 through 6 (depending on your model).
support 3.3 V keyed adapters. Universal adapters are supported in slots 3, 4,
and 5 if they are universally keyed.
dedicated connector on the system board. See "System-board internal
connectors" on page 14 for the location of the connector. For additional
information, see the documentation that comes with this adapter.
Adapter II, the startup process will take several minutes longer than a typical
startup.
2.
and 5 to assign system resources. Then, the server starts the PCI devices in the
following order, if you have not changed the default startup sequence: PCI
Express x1 slot 1, PCI Express x8 slot 2, PCI slot 3, PCI slot 4, and PCI slot 5.
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Static electricity that is released to internal server components when
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