Lenovo System x3550 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 67

Table 10. Adapter configurations (continued)
Description
Solarflare SFN6122F low latency dual-port
10GbE SFP+ adapter
Solarflare SFN7122F 2x10GbE SFP+
flareon ultra adapter for System x
1. You can purchase Lenovo System x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit (option part number 00Y7117) to acquire
two additional fans for your server.
• Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not
supported
• The server does not support full-length, full-height PCI adapters or legacy 5V PCI adapters.
• When you install any PCI adapter, the power cords must be disconnected from the power source before
you remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly and the PCI-X riser-card assembly. Otherwise, the active
power management event signal will be disabled by the system-board logic, and the Wake on LAN feature
might not work. However, after the server is powered-on locally, the active power manager active power
management event signal will be enabled by the system-board logic.
• The server provides two PCI riser-card slots on the system board. The following information describes the
PCI riser-card slots and the type of adapters that the riser cards support:
– If you want to install a PCI Express or PCI-X adapter, you must order the PCI riser-card option.
– PCI riser slot 1. This slot supports only low-profile adapters.
– PCI riser slot 2. This slot supports full-height, half-length adapters.
The following table lists the supported configurations for the PCI riser-card slots.
Table 11. PCI riser slots supported configurations
PCI riser-card
Configuration 1
slot number
Slot 1 PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card
with a PCI Express riser card
with a standard bracket
Slot 2 PCI Express 3.0 (x8) card with
a PCI Express riser card with
a standard bracket
Notes:
1. The instructions in this section apply to any PCI adapter (for example, video graphics adapters or
network adapters).
2. Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz for an LCD
monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for any add-on video adapter that you install in
the server.
3. Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not
supported.
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page
31.
Option part
number PCI riser 1
47C9960 Six fans installed
1
required
47C9977 Six fans installed
1
required
Configuration 2 (Two
microprocessors installed)
PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card
with a PCI Express riser card
with a standard bracket
PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card
with a PCI Express riser card
with a standard bracket
PCI riser 2
Six fans installed
1
required
Six fans installed
1
required
Configuration 3
PCI Express 3.0 (x16) card
with a PCI Express riser card
with a standard bracket
PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz card
with a PCI-X riser card with a
standard bracket
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