Expansion Cards With Pci-To-Pci Bridges; Assigning System Resources - Intergraph StudioZ GT RAX System Reference Manual

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2. Remove the expansion card from its antistatic packaging.
3. Slide the expansion card carefully into the card guides. Ensure that the connectors on the
board's edge are aligned properly with the slot connector.
4. Push the card into the slot firmly and evenly until it is fully seated in the slot connector.
5. Inspect the connection. If it does not appear to be correct, remove and reinstall the card.
6. Install the retaining screw.
7. Attach any required cables to the internal or external connectors.

Expansion Cards with PCI-to-PCI Bridges

If you add an expansion card with a PCI-to-PCI bridge to the system, you may encounter boot
problems. This happens because such a card essentially adds another PCI bus to the system, and
causes a renumbering of the PCI buses in the system. For example, if you add such a card to an
expansion slot on PCI bus 0:
PCI bus 0 remains PCI bus 0
The card becomes PCI bus 1
PCI bus 1 becomes PCI bus 2
You must change the boot order in the SCSI Configuration Utility for the SCSI controllers on the
PCI buses to reflect the new PCI bus numbering. See System Setup for information on running and
using the SCSI Configuration Utility.
However, Windows NT will not use the boot order set by the SCSI Configuration Utility.
Windows NT always finds PCI bus 0 first. Ensure that your system's primary boot device is on
PCI bus 0, and then use the SCSI Configuration Utility as needed to change boot order.

Assigning System Resources

Some expansion cards include a configuration diskette that you can use to reserve the system
resources required for the card. Other expansion cards do not include a diskette, but require that
you manually program the BIOS with the configuration information.
See System Setup for details on assigning system resources and configuring the BIOS for
expansion cards.
NOTE Treat non-compliant PCI cards and PCMCIA cards as ISA cards when assigning
system resources.