Chapter 2. Installing options
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If you install a 33 MHz and a 66 MHz adapter in the same bus, the bus speed will
match that of the slowest adapter.
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If a single 133 MHz adapter is installed in PCI-X Bus B (slot 3 and 4), and the
other slot in PCI-X Bus B is empty, the adapter will operate at 133 MHz.
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Your server supports six hot-plug 64-bit adapters in the expansion slots located on
the PCI-X board.
Note: You can add up to 12 additional PCI-X slots to your server by connecting
your server to a remote I/O expansion enclosure. For more information
about the expansion enclosure and how to connect your server to it, refer
to the documentation that comes with your expansion enclosure.
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Your server supports 3.3 V adapters; it does not support 5.0 V adapters.
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Your server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI-X adapters. You
can use this technique to install PCI-X adapters that currently do not support shar-
ing of PCI-X interrupts.
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The system scans PCI-X slots to assign system resources. The system attempts
to start the first device found. The search order is: CD-ROM, disk drives, inte-
grated SCSI devices, PCI-X slots (1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 4), and the integrated Ethernet
controller.
Note: You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to change the boot
precedence for your server. Select Start Options from the Configura-
tion/Setup Utility program main menu.
Installing adapters
The Active PCI-X slots in your server must be disabled by the operating system before
you insert or remove a PCI or PCI-X adapter.
Note: Before hot-swapping any of the PCI-X adapters, read the information in
“Working inside a server with power on” on page 4.
Complete the following steps to install an adapter:
1.
Review the information in “Safety” on page v, “Before you begin” on page 3,
“Working inside a server with power on” on page 4, and “Handling static-sensitive
devices” on page 4.
2.
Open the top cover.
Note: Inside your server there are six PCI-X slots: two 66 MHz, two 100 MHz,
and two 133 MHz. Before attempting to install a new adapter, be sure that
there is an available slot for it. If you need additional PCI-X slots, you can
purchase a remote I/O expansion enclosure either from your SAMSUNG
marketing representative or authorized reseller.
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