Expansion Cards
The system is available with a PCI-X riser board or an optional PCI-X/PCI Express (PCIe) riser board. The PCI-X riser board provides three PCI-X expansion
slots and the PCI-X/PCIe riser board provides one PCI-X expansion slot, one PCIe x4-lane expansion slot, and one PCIe x8-lane expansion slot
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
PCI-X Riser Board Expansion Slots
Slot 1 and slot 2 share the same bus. Slot 3 is on a separate bus. You can install expansion cards of different operating speeds on the same bus; however,
thebuswilloperateattheslowestoperatingspeedofthecardsonthatbus.Forexample,ifonecardonthebushasanoperatingspeedof66MHzandthe
othercardhasanoperatingspeedof100MHz,thebuscanoperateonlyat66MHz.Also,ifaPCIcardisinstalledonthesamebuswithaPCI-X card, the bus
runs in PCI mode.
To identify expansion slots, see FigureA-4. Table6-1 lists the operating speed for the PCI-X riser board expansion-card slots.
Table 6-1. PCI-X Riser Board Expansion Slot Speeds
Optional PCI-X/PCIe Riser Board Expansion Slots
The optional PCI-X/PCIe riser board provides one PCIe x4-lane slot, one PCIe x8-lane slot, and one PCI-X 100-MHz slot.
To identify expansion slots, see FigureA-5. Table6-2 lists the PCI bus and operating speed for the optional PCI-X/PCI-e riser board expansion-card slots. The
three expansion card slots are on separate buses.
Table 6-2. Optional PCI-X/PCIe Riser Board Expansion Slot Speeds
Installing an Expansion Card
1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
3. Open the system. See "Opening the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
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