Overview Of Pci Adapters; Pci Adapters Available With Express5800/320Ma Systems - NEC Express5800/320Ma Manual

Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) adapters, along with the
Express5800/320Ma I/O subsystem, provide the I/O capability for Express5800/320Ma
systems. The following sections present an overview of the PCI adapters for
Express5800/320Ma systems:
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"PCI Adapters Available with Express5800/320Ma Systems" on page 1-1
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"System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability" on page 1-3
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"PCI Slot Numbering, Reservations, and Performance" on page 1-3
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"Paired PCI Slots and Duplex Operation of PCI Adapters" on page 1-4
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"General References" on page 1-5

PCI Adapters Available with Express5800/320Ma Systems

Table 1-1 lists the PCI adapters that NEC Solutions (America), Inc. supports for
Express5800/320Ma systems, the vendor name and part numbers for each adapter,
and the chapter that provides a detailed description for the adapter. The chapters
present the following information about the PCI adapters:
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Hardware requirements, including PCI slot assignments and the number of PCI
adapters of this type allowed in each system
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Software requirements, including information about checking the Web for the latest
PCI adapter drivers, if applicable
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Cabling requirements, including the cables required for the PCI adapter and the
part numbers for the cables, where applicable
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Configuration information, including information about configuring the PCI adapter
and instructions for using configuration utilities, where applicable
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Troubleshooting information, including specific information about troubleshooting
the PCI adapter

Overview of PCI Adapters

Overview of PCI Adapters
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