Installation And Component Replacement; System Requirements - Sun Microsystems Enterprise 6 00 Series Installation And Replacement

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C H A P T E R
Installation and Component
Replacement
This guide provides instructions for the installation or replacement of the Sun™
Enterprise™ PCI I/O board and for the replacement of parts mounted on the board.
Each PCI board has two riser cards, each accommodating one PCI card (
The PCI card voltage rating must be matched to the voltage rating of the riser card.
Consult your Sun sales representative for the PCI cards supported for your
particular system configuration.
Riser card connectors can be one of two voltage types, 5.0V or 3.3V. Sun PCI I/O
boards are shipped with two 5.0V riser cards (installed) and two 3.3V riser cards (not
installed). If you are switching to a 3.3V PCI card, you must replace the installed
5.0V riser card with the 3.3V riser card.
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System Requirements

Before installing the PCI I/O board make sure your system meets the following
hardware and software requirements:
Sun Enterprise 6x00/5x00/4x00/3x00 with an available I/O board slot
OpenBoot™ PROM Version 3.2.8 or later
Solaris™ 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97 or Solaris 2.6 or later
PCI short cards (PCI cards) with a maximum length of 174.63 cm (6.875 in.)
).
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