Installing An Adapter - IBM System x3300 M4 Installation And Service Manual

If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 104.

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 To confirm that the server supports the adapter that you are installing, see
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v
v Avoid touching the components and gold-edge connectors on the adapter.
v Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on
v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI adapters so
v The server provides two PCI riser slots on the system board. The riser cards
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1280 x 1024 at
75 Hz for an LCD monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for
any add-on video adapter that you install in the server.
video adapter is not supported.
that you can install PCI adapters that do not support sharing of PCI interrupts.
provide up to three PCI Express Gen2 adapter slots. The following table lists the
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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