Installing An Adapter - IBM x3500 - System - 7977 Installation Manual

9. Reinstall the microprocessor air duct on the fan cage.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 30.

Installing an adapter

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v Avoid touching the components and gold-edge connectors on the adapter.
v PCI slot 6 supports half-length 5.0 V PCI adapters only.
v PCI slot 1 supports half-length 3.3 V PCI adapters only.
v PCI slots 2 through 5 support full-length 3.3 V signaling adapters only.
v The PCI configuration:
v The system scans PCI slots 1 through 6 to assign system resources. The system
v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI adapters so that
v In models with 12 hard disk drives, a ServeRAID-8s controller must be installed
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
Attention: Do not touch the thermal grease on the bottom of the heat sink
after you remove the plastic cover. Touching the thermal grease will contaminate
it.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you must change the
switch or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that come with
the adapter.
– Slot 1 is a PCI-Express x8 slot with x4 links, PCI Express 1.0a compliant.
– Slot 2 and 3 are PCI-Express x8 slots with x8 links, PCI Express 1.0a
compliant. is the default slot for the optional ServeRAID-10is controller or the
ServeRAID-8s controller.
– Slots 4 and 5 are PCI-X 133/64 slots, PCI-X 2.0 compliant.
– Slot 6 is a PCI 33/32 slot, PCI 2.2 compliant.
Note: The ServeRAID-8k, ServeRAID-8s, and the optional ServeRAID-10is SAS
controllers override the standard functionality of the integrated SAS/SATA
controller with RAID capabilities.
then starts (boots) the system devices in the following order, if you have not
changed the default boot precedence: integrated Ethernet controller,
ServeRAID-8k SAS controller, and then PCI, PCI-X, and PCI-Express slots.
Note: To change the boot precedence for PCI and PCI-X devices, start the
Configuration/Setup Utility program and select Start Options from the main
menu. See the User's Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD for details
about using the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
you can install PCI adapters that do not support sharing of PCI interrupts.
in PCI slot 2 and a ServeRAID-8k controller in the ServeRAID connector on the
system board.
on page 7.
all external cables. Remove the left-side cover.
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