The system board contains seven Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion-card connectors (see Figure 8-2).
32-bit PCI expansion-card connector PCI1
64-bit, 33-MHz PCI expansion- card connectors PCI2 (top) through PCI5
64-bit, 66-MHz PCI expansion-card connec- tors PCI6 (top) and PCI7
Follow these guidelines when you add an expansion card:
Install 64-bit, 33-megahertz (MHz), 5 volt (V) PCI expansion cards in connectors PCI2 through PCI5. (You may also install 32-bit cards in these connectors.)
Install 64-bit, 66-MHz, 3.3 V PCI expansion cards in connectors PCI6 and PCI7.
NOTES: If connectors PCI6 and PCI7 are both empty and you hot-add a 66-MHz card, the card will operate at 33 MHz until you reboot the system.
Installing a 33-MHz card in either connector will limit the bus speed of both connec- tors to 33 MHz.
If PCI6 or PCI7 is occupied by a card running at 66-MHz and you hot-add a 33-MHz card in the empty 66-MHz slot, you must reset the system so that the 33-MHz expan- sion card is activated; both cards will then run at 33-MHz.
Install 32-bit, 33-MHz cards in connector PCI1.
NOTE: If you install a Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card (DRAC), version 2.0, you must install this expansion card in connector PCI1.
If your computer uses the Novell® NetWare® 5.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000 operat- ing system, all seven expansion-card connectors support hot-plug addition and replacement of PCI expansion cards.
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