Pci And Pci-X Adapters; Pci And Pci-X Adapter Considerations - IBM eServer xSeries 440 Installation Manual

PCI and PCI-X adapters

This section provides information about the PCI-X expansion slots on the I/O board,
and peripheral component interconnect (PCI) adapters.
The following illustration shows the location of the PCI-X expansion slots on the I/O
board.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

PCI and PCI-X adapter considerations

Before you install adapters, review the following:
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 You can install PCI or PCI-X adapters, but they cannot occupy the same bus. If
v You cannot install PCI or PCI-X adapters of speeds faster than what is labeled
v You can install PCI or PCI-X adapters of speeds slower than what is labeled for a
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instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
follow the instructions that come with the adapter.
you install a PCI adapter in slot 1 and a PCI-X adapter in slot 2, neither adapter
will operate properly or might not operate at all.
for a particular PCI-X slot. For instance, if you install a 133 MHz adapter into slot
3, which is labeled as a 100 MHz slot, the adapters installed in slots 3 and 4 will
not operate properly.
particular PCI-X slot. For instance, if you install a 33 MHz and a 66 MHz adapter
in slots one and two, the bus speed will match that of the slowest adapter speed.