Installing An Adapter - IBM System x3200 Installation Manual

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 Read the documentation that comes with your operating system.
v The server comes with three PCI slots and two PCI Express slots.
v You can install full-length adapters that are included in the ServerProven list in
v The 32-bit slots 3, 4, and 5 support 5.0 V keyed PCI adapters; they do not
v An optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine can be installed only in
v When you start the server for the first time after you install a Remote Supervisor
v The optional ServeRAID-8s adapter can be installed only in PCI Express x8 slot
v The server scans PCI Express x1 slot 1, PCI Express x8 slot 2, PCI slots 3, 4,
v For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/
For the locations of the expansion slots on the system board, see the User's Guide
on the IBM System x Documentation CD.
Attention:
the server is powered-on might cause the server to stop, which might result in the
loss of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge
wrist strap or other grounding system when you work inside the server with the
power on.
For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change
the switch setting or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
slots 1 through 5 (depending on your model).
support 3.3 V keyed adapters. Universal adapters are supported in slots 3, 4,
and 5 if they are universally keyed.
the dedicated connector on the system board. For additional information, see the
documentation that comes with this adapter.
Adapter II SlimLine, the startup process will take several minutes longer than a
typical startup.
2.
and 5 to assign system resources. Then, the server starts the PCI devices in the
following order, if you have not changed the default startup sequence: PCI
Express x1 slot 1, PCI Express x8 slot 2, PCI slot 3, PCI slot 4, and PCI slot 5.
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Static electricity that is released to internal server components when
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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