Recommended Expansion Slot Population Order - HP 195294-001 - ProLiant - ML370R Setup And Installation Manual

Installing Hardware Options
Table 3-14: PCI-X Expansion Slots
Item Description
1 PCI-X slot 1
2 PCI-X slot 2
3 PCI-X slot 3
4 PCI-X slot 4
5 PCI-X slot 5
6 PCI-X slot 6 *
* Install Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II boards in PCI-X slot 6 only.
Performance Balancing
Balancing is the paired arrangement of expansion boards for optimal performance
based on the bus architecture of the expansion slots. When populating boards on a
shared bus, be sure that both boards operate at the same speed (two PCI boards or
two PCI-X boards). To balance expansion board performance, populate slots across
different buses before populating two slots on the same bus. Table 3-15 provides a

recommended expansion slot population order.

Table 3-15: Recommended Expansion Slot Population Order
Slot Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Note: This population order is only a recommendation. Expansion boards
can reside in any slot.
3-72
Bus
2
10
6
Population Order
1
4
2
5
3
6
HP ProLiant ML370 Generation 3 Server Setup and Installation Guide
Width Speed
64-bit 100-MHz
PCI-X Bus Sharing
Shared PCI-X bus
Shared PCI-X bus
Shared PCI-X bus
Signaling
3.3-V