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Table 1-3. PCI/PCI-X Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes
PowerEdge
System
PCI Buses RAID Controller NICs DRAC II or III
1550 Bus 1: 64 bit,
66 MHz.
Bus 2: 64 bit,
66 MHz.
Install in any available
PCI slot.
Install in any available 64-bit PCI slot.
Dell recommends installing Emulex
cLAN adapters in PCI slots 1 or 2.
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1650 Bus 1: 64 bit,
66 MHz.
Bus 2: 64 bit,
66 MHz.
OR
Bus 1: 32 bit,
33 MHz.
Bus 2: 64 bit,
66 MHz.
Install in any available
PCI slot.
Install in any available 64-bit PCI slot. If you are currently
using a DRAC III
or plan to use one
in the future, you
will need a riser
board with a
32-bit, 33-MHz
expansion slot.
2400 Bus 1: PCI slots 1
through 5 are
64 bit, 66 MHz.
Bus 2: PCI slot 6 is
32 bit, 33 MHz.
Install in any available
PCI slot.
If you are not currently
using a DRAC II and do
not plan to use one in the
future, Dell recommends
that you install one RAID
controller in the 32-bit
slot, even if the RAID
controller is a 64-bit
controller.
Install in any available 64-bit PCI slot.
Dell recommends installing Emulex
cLAN adapters in 64-bit slots.
If you are currently
using a DRAC II
or plan to use one
in the future,
install it in PCI
slot 6.
2450 Bus 1: PCI slots 1
through 3 are
32 bit, 33 MHz.
Install in any available
PCI slot.
Install in any available 64-bit PCI slot.
Dell recommends installing Emulex
cLAN adapters in PCI slot 1 or 2.
If you are currently
using a DRAC II
or plan to use one
in the future,
install the DRAC
II in PCI slot 2.