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v You can install a full-height, half-length adapter in slot 2 on the PCI riser card
and a full-height, full-length adapter in slot 1 on the PCI riser card.
v An optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine can be installed only in a
dedicated slot on the system board. To install a Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine, see “Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine” on page 27.
v The server supports only 3.3 V and universal PCI adapters.
v The PCI bus configuration is as follows:
– Non-hot-plug, low-profile PCI Express x8 (x4 lanes), slot 4
– Non-hot-plug, low-profile PCI Express x8 (x4 lanes), slot 3
– Non-hot-plug, half-length PCI Express x8 (x8 lanes), slot 2
– Non-hot-plug, full-length PCI Express x8 (x8 lanes), slot 1
Note:
If you have replaced the PCI Express riser-card assembly with the
optional PCI-X riser-card assembly, slots 1 and 2 are non-hot-plug, 64-bit,
133-MHz PCI-X slots.
v The system scans devices in the following order, if you have not changed the
default boot precedence: integrated Ethernet controllers, integrated SAS
controller, and then PCI slots 1, 2, 3, and 4.
PCI
riser card
The following illustration shows the location of the adapter expansion slots 1 on
the PCI riser card.
Note: For clarity, the PCI riser-card assembly is inverted in the illustration.
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and “Installation guidelines”
on page 7.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables.
Attention: In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other
than Lenovo service technicians are authorized to connect or disconnect power
to the dc power supply. See the documentation that comes with each dc power
supply.
3. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter. If you are installing
an adapter in PCI slot 1 or 2, remove the PCI riser-card assembly.
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