Lenovo 6444, 6447, 6446, 6445 manual PCI riser card

vYou 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.

vAn 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 “Installinga Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine” on page 27.

vThe server supports only 3.3 V and universal PCI adapters.

vThe 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.

vThe 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 “Installationguidelines” 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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