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Table25.Adapterconfigurations(continued)
Description
Optionpart
numberPCIriser1PCIriser2
SolarflareSFN6122Flowlatencydual-port
10GbESFP+adapter
47C9960Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
SolarflareSFN7122F2x10GbESFP+flareon
ultraadapterforSystemx
47C9977Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
1.YoucanpurchaseSystemx3550M4ThermalSolutionKit(optionpartnumber00Y7117)toacquiretwo
additionalfansforyourserver.
•Anyhigh-definitionvideo-outconnectororstereoconnectoronanyadd-onvideoadapterisnotsupported
•Theserverdoesnotsupportfull-length,full-heightPCIadaptersorlegacy5VPCIadapters.
•WhenyouinstallanyPCIadapter,thepowercordsmustbedisconnectedfromthepowersourcebefore
youremovethePCIExpressriser-cardassemblyandthePCI-Xriser-cardassembly.Otherwise,the
activepowermanagementeventsignalwillbedisabledbythesystem-boardlogic,andtheWakeonLAN
featuremightnotwork.However,aftertheserverispowered-onlocally,theactivepowermanageractive
powermanagementeventsignalwillbeenabledbythesystem-boardlogic.
•TheserverprovidestwoPCIriser-cardslotsonthesystemboard.Thefollowinginformationindicatesthe
riser-cardslotsandthetypeofadaptersthattherisercardssupport:
–IfyouwanttoinstallaPCIExpressorPCI-Xadapter,youmustorderthePCIriser-cardoption.
–PCIriserslot1.Thisslotsupportsonlylow-profileadapters.
–PCIriserslot2.Thisslotsupportsfull-height,half-lengthadapters.
ThefollowingtableliststhesupportedconfigurationsforthePCIriser-cardslots.
Table26.PCIriserslotssupportedconfigurations
PCIriser-card
slotnumberConfiguration1
Configuration2(Two
microprocessorsinstalled)Configuration3
Slot1PCIExpress3.0(x16)card
withaPCIExpressrisercard
withastandardbracket
PCIExpress3.0(x16)card
withaPCIExpressrisercard
withastandardbracket
PCIExpress3.0(x16)card
withaPCIExpressrisercard
withastandardbracket
Slot2PCIExpress3.0(x8)cardwith
aPCIExpressrisercardwith
astandardbracket
PCIExpress3.0(x16)card
withaPCIExpressrisercard
withastandardbracket
PCI-X64-bit/133MHzcard
withaPCI-Xrisercardwitha
standardbracket
Notes:
1.TheinstructionsinthissectionapplytoanyPCIadapter(forexample,videographicsadaptersor
networkadapters).
2.Donotsetthemaximumdigitalvideoadapterresolutionabove1600x1200at75HzforanLCDmonitor.
Thisisthehighestresolutionthatissupportedforanyadd-onvideoadapterthatyouinstallintheserver.
3.Anyhigh-definitionvideo-outconnectororstereoconnectoronanyadd-onvideoadapterisnot
supported.
Toinstallanadapter,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage31.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Step3.Removetheservercover(see“Removingthecover”onpage189).
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