Working with Adapters
You can add adapters to extend the capabilities and power of the server.
Many adapters provide bus-master capabilities, which enable the adapters to perform
operations without interrupting the server's microprocessor.
You can install up to five peripheral component interconnect (PCI) adapters in the expansion connectors,
called slots, on the system board of the server.
In three of the PCI slots, you can install a new PCI adapter or replace an existing PCI adapter with the same type of
adapter without turning off the server power and restarting the system, if these features are supported by the
operating system.
These slots are called hot-pluggable PCI slots.
They are also referred to as hot-plug PCI slots.
The two remaining PCI slots support standard (non-hot-plug) PCI adapters.
The server comes with a video controller.
This video controller is an integrated component on the system board.
It is not in an expansion slot.
The integrated video controller has super video graphics array (SVGA) technology.
The integrated video controller is not removable.
If you want to disable this controller and use a video adapter instead, you can install a video adapter in an expansion slot.
When you install a video adapter, the server BIOS automatically disables the integrated video controller.
The following illustration shows the location of the PCI expansion slots on the system board.
LEDs for Hot-plug PCI Slots: Each hot-plug PCI slot has three LEDs associated with it - two Attention
LEDs and one Power LED.
Note: A universal PCI adapter supports both 3.3 V and 5.0 V operation.
Note: The performance of the PCI adapters depends on the configuration of adapters in the system.
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Power LED
Attention
LEDDescription
On
Flashing
The adapter requires attention.
Slot still has power applied.
Do not remove or install an
adapter in the slot. Refer to
the operating system
documentation for instructions.
On
Off
Normal operation; no
intervention is required.
Off
Flashing
The adapter requires
intervention. Power is removed
from the slot. An adapter can
be removed or installed in the slot.
Off
Off
Power is removed from the
slot. An adapter can be
removed or installed in the slot.
Adapter Considerations: Before you continue with the adapter-installation procedure:
If you need to change the switch or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that come with the adapter documentation.
Non-hot-plug PCI adapters can also be installed in these slots.
Because of this technique, you can install a variety of PCI adapters that currently
do not support sharing of PCI interrupts.
Both PCI buses are primary buses.
The system scans PCI slots 1 through 5 to assign system resources; then the system starts
(boots) the PCI devices in the following order, if the default boot precedence has not been changed:
PCI slots 1 and 2, system board SCSI devices, and then PCI slots 3 through 5.
See 'Start Options' for information about changing the boot precedence.
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