IBM System x3550 M5 Type 5463 - Page 197

Table 33. Adapter configurations (continued)
Description
Option
part
number PCI riser 1 PCI riser 2
Table note:
1. You can purchase IBM System x3550 M5 Thermal Solution Kit (option part number
00Y7117) to acquire two additional fans for your server.
v The server provides two PCI riser-card slots on the system board. The following
information indicates the riser-card slots and the type of adapters that the riser
cards support:
– If you want to install a PCI Express adapter, you must order the PCI
riser-card option.
– PCI riser slot 1. This slot supports only low-profile or ML2 adapters.
– PCI riser slot 2. This slot supports full-height, half-length or low-profile
adapters.
The following table lists the supported PCI riser-card assembly configurations in
the server.
Table 34. Configuration 1
Configuration 1
Configura
tion
Number of
micropro
cessors
installed
PCI riser-card assembly connector 1
on system board
PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system
board
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
v Three
low-
profile
slots
One x1/x4/x8/x16 low-profile x1/x4/x8 low-profile x1/x4/x8 low-profile
Table 35. Configuration 2
Configuration 2
Configura
tion
Number of
micropro
cessors
installed
PCI riser-card assembly connector 1
on system board
PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system
board
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
v Three
low-
profile
slots
One or two x1/x4/x8/x16 low-profile
x1/x4/x8/x16
low-profile
Note: If only one
microprocessor is
installed, slot 2 cannot
be used
x1/x4/x8/x16
low-profile
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