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Installing a PCI adapter
The following illustration shows the PCI adapter expansion slots.
1 PCI slot 1
2 PCI slot 2
3 PCI slot 3
4 PCI slot 4
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when installing an adapter:
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
instruction in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change
switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
v To ensure that a ServeRAID-10i, ServeRAID-10is, or ServeRAID-10M adapter
works correctly in your UEFI-based server, make sure that the adapter firmware
is at the latest level.
Important:
Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated
code updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level
of code is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
v Some high performance video adapters are supported by your server. See
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver/ for more information.
v The following notes describe important information about the NVIDIA video
adapter that comes preinstalled in some server models:
– Do not set the maximum digital video resolution above 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz
for an LCD monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for an
optional video adapter in the server.
– Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on an optional
video adapter is not supported.
v
A PCI Express Gen 2 x16 riser card can support only one adapter.
v The expansion slots in the PCI riser cards accommodate the various form factors
of the non-hot-plug adapters as follows:
– Expansion slot 1: Full-height, full-length
– Expansion slot 2: Low-profile with standard bracket
– Expansion slot 3: Full-height, full-length
– Expansion slot 4: Full-height, half-length
If you install a different supported riser-card assembly, the supported adapter
types might be different. For a list of supported riser-card assemblies, see
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
v The system scans devices in the following order, if you have not changed the
default boot precedence:
– Video unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) (fixed)
– System board Ethernet 1 PXE (fixed)
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