Installing An Adapter - IBM xSeries 445 Installation Manual
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Installing an adapter
The following notes describe the types of adapters that your server supports and
other information that you must consider when installing an adapter:
v The following illustration shows the location and bus speeds of the PCI-X
PCI-X slot 6
(133 MHz)
Figure 23. PCI-X slot bus speeds and locations
v Your server supports six hot-plug 64-bit adapters in the expansion slots located
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v If you need to change the switch settings or jumper settings on your adapter,
v Video adapters are not supported.
v Some long adapters have extension handles or brackets installed. Before
v Your server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI-X adapters.
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expansion slots.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
PCI-X slot 4
(100
MHz
)
PCI-X slot 5
(133
MHz
)
on the PCI-X board.
Note: You can add up to 12 PCI-X slots to your server by connecting your
server to an RXE-100 enclosure. For more information about the
expansion enclosure, see the documentation that comes with your
expansion enclosure.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
follow the instructions that come with the adapter.
installing the adapter, you must remove the extension handle or bracket.
You can use this technique to install PCI-X adapters that currently do not support
sharing of PCI-X interrupts.
PCI-X slot 3
(100
MHz
)
PCI-X slot 2
(66
MHz
)
Attention LED
Power LED
PCI-X slot 1
(66
MHz
)
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