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1-8 Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE100, SE200, and SL200 Platform Guide
NICs
— NICs can be installed in any available PCI slot. Dell recommends that Giganet
cLAN adapters be installed in PCI slots 1 or 2.
DRAC 2
— If you are currently using a DRAC 2 or plan to use one in the future, install it
in PCI slot 2.
NOTES: If you plan to use a DRAC 2, one PCI slot is available for a PERC 2/DC RAID
controller for shared storage.
To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives initializes
first, you may have to change the scan order of the PCI bus, if the BIOS supports this
option, or change the order of the RAID, NIC, and DRAC 2. Performing these tasks
ensures that Windows numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence.
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The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for the system’s PCI
buses, RAID controllers, NICs, and DRAC 2.
PCI buses
— PCI bus 1: PCI slots 1 and 2 are 64-bit, 33/66-MHz
— PCI bus 2: PCI slots 3 through 6 are 64-bit, 33-MHz
— PCI bus 3: PCI slot 7 is 32-bit, 33-MHz
RAID controllers
— RAID controllers can be installed in any available 64-bit, 33-MHz or 32-bit,
33-MHz PCI slot.
— If you use multiple RAID controllers and there are available slots, Dell recom-
mends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI buses to balance the
load on the system.
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NICs
— You can install NICs in any available PCI slot.