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IBM xSeries 232: Installation Guide
Working with adapters
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You can install up to five peripheral component interconnect (PCI) adapters in the
expansion connectors, called slots, on the system board.
Your server comes with an integrated video controller, which is a component on the
system board. When you install a video adapter, the server basic input/output system
(BIOS) code automatically disables the integrated video controller.
The following illustration shows the location of the PCI expansion slots on the system
board.
Note:
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Adapter considerations
Before you install adapters, review the following:
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Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions given in this chapter. If you need to
change the switch or jumper settings on your adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
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You can install full-length adapters in all expansion slots.
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If using SCSI channel B, some full-length adapters with daughterboards might
interfere with SCSI channel B and should not be installed in PCI slot 1.
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You can install a 32-bit adapter or device in any of the PCI slots.
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Your server supports 5.0 V and universal PCI adapters; it supports only 3.3 V
universal adapters in PCI slots 4 and 5.
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You might require additional power supplies if adapters or devices are added that
have electrical current requirements that exceed the installed power-supply
capabilities.
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Your server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI adapters.
Therefore, you can install a variety of PCI adapters that currently do not support
sharing of PCI interrupts.
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The IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is supported in PCI slot 1 only.
PCI Slot 1
32-bit
33 MHz (J44)
PCI Slot 2
64-bit
33 MHz (J41)
PCI Slot 3
64-bit
33 MHZ (J42)
PCI Slot 4
64-bit
66 MHz (J29)
PCI Slot 5
64-bit
66 MHz (J30)
