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Installing

an

adapter

The

following

notes

describe

the

types

of

adapters

that

your

computer

supports

and

other

information

that

you

must

consider

when

installing

an

adapter.

See

“System-board

option

connectors”

on

page

13

for

an

illustration

of

the

adapter

slot

locations.

v

Read

the

documentation

that

comes

with

your

operating

system.

v

Locate

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

adapter

and

follow

those

instructions

in

addition

to

the

instructions

in

this

chapter.

If

you

need

to

change

the

switch

or

jumper

settings

on

your

adapter,

follow

the

instructions

that

come

with

the

adapter.

v

Your

computer

comes

with

adapter

connectors

or

slots.

The

video

adapter

is

installed

in

the

PCI

Express

x16

slot

(slot

1).

You

can

install

up

to

five

additional

adapters

in

your

computer

in

PCI

slots

2

and

3,

and

PCI-X

slots

4,

5,

and

6.

v

You

can

install

full-length

adapters

in

PCI

slot

3,

and

PCI-X

slots

4,

5,

and

6.

However,

a

full-length

adapter

will

not

fit

in

PCI

slot

2

and

is

not

supported.

None

of

the

expansion

slots

are

hot-plug

slots.

v

Your

computer

supports

5.0

V

signaling

and

universal

PCI

32-bit/33

MHz

adapters

in

PCI

slots

2

and

3.

v

Your

computer

supports

3.3

V

signaling

and

universal

PCI-X

64-bit/133

MHz

adapters

in

PCI-X

slot

4.

v

Your

computer

supports

3.3

V

signaling

and

universal

PCI-X

64-bit/100

MHz

adapters

in

PCI-X

slot

5

and

6.

v

Your

computer

uses

a

rotational

interrupt

technique

to

configure

PCI

adapters,

which

means

that

you

can

install

a

variety

of

PCI

adapters

that

currently

do

not

support

sharing

of

PCI

interrupts.

v

If

you

install

an

optional

ServeRAID

6i+

adapter,

it

must

be

installed

in

PCI-X

slot

5.

v

If

you

install

an

optional

RAID

adapter

in

your

computer,

you

must

reinstall

the

operating

system

and

applications

that

came

preinstalled

on

your

computer.

v

The

system

scans

the

PCI

Express

x16

slot

(slot

1),

PCI

expansion

slots

2

and

3,

and

PCI-X

expansion

slots

4

through

6

to

assign

system

resources.

Then,

it

starts

the

PCI

devices

in

the

following

order,

if

you

have

not

changed

the

default

startup

sequence:

PCI

Express

x16

slot

(slot

1),

system-board

integrated

drive

electronics

(IDE),

Serial

ATA

(SATA),

or

small

computer

system

interface

(SCSI)

devices

(including

optional

ServeRAID-6i+

controller),

and

then

PCI-X

slots

4

through

6.

v

For

a

list

of

supported

options

for

your

computer,

go

to

http://www.ibm.com/pc/;

then,

select

your

country

and

navigate

to

the

list

of

options

for

your

computer.

Complete

the

following

steps

to

install

an

adapter

in

your

computer:

1.

Read

the

safety

information

beginning

on

page

v

and

the

guidelines

in

“Handling

static-sensitive

devices”

on

page

11.

2.

Turn

off

the

computer

and

all

attached

devices

(see

“Turning

off

the

computer”

on

page

44);

then,

disconnect

all

external

cables

and

power

cords.

3.

Remove

the

side

cover

(see

“Removing

the

side

cover”

on

page

16).

4.

Determine

the

slot

in

which

you

want

to

install

the

adapter.

Review

the

instructions

that

come

with

the

adapter

for

any

requirements,

restrictions,

or

cabling

instructions.

It

might

be

easier

to

route

any

cables

before

you

install

the

adapter.

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