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NOTE: If the server is rebooted in the new configuration, both cards initialize to run at PCI 33 MHz. This is because the system firmware can only change the bus capability down to the lowest common value.

2.If there is a PCI 33 MHz card in slot 7, and you hot-plug insert a PCI-X 66 MHz card into slot 8, the new card works but it runs at PCI 33 MHz.

3.If the server is powered off and you insert a PCI 33 MHz card into slot 7 with a PCI-X 66 MHz card is installed in slot 8), then both cards run at PCI 33 MHz when the server powers up.

Table 3-2lists the PCI/PCI-X card slot frequency and bus mode compatibility for shared slots.

Table 3-2 PCI/PCI-X Card Slot Frequency and Bus Mode Compatibility for Shared Slots1

Current PCI Bus	Cards to be Installed
Mode and
	PCI 33	PCI 66	PCI-X 66	PCI-X 133	PCI-X 266
Frequency for the
Card in a Shared
Slot
PCI 33 MHz	Compatible2	Compatible2	Compatible2	Compatible2	Compatible2
		New card	New card running	New card running	New card running
		running at PCI	at PCI 33	at PCI 33	at PCI 33
		33
PCI 66 MHz	Incompatible	Compatible2	Compatible2	Compatible2	Compatible2
	frequency3	New card	New card running	New card running	New card running
		running at PCI	at PCI 66	at PCI 66	at PCI 66
		66
PCI-X 66 MHz	Incompatible	Incompatible	Compatible2	Compatible2	Compatible2
	frequency3	bus4	New card running	New card running	New card running
			at PCI-X 66	at PCI-X 66	at PCI-X 66

1The conditions described in this table apply only to shared slots 7, 8, 9, and 10. Slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are not shared slots.

2Compatible: card is accepted and runs at the frequency shown.

3Incompatible-frequency: card does not work. The new card does not initialize and powers down due to frequency mismatch.

4Incompatible bus: Card does not work. The new card does not initialize and powers down due to bus mode mismatch.

Offline Installation of a PCI Card

Ensure that you install the proper drivers for PCI/PCI-X/PCIe cards after you complete the server installation and power on the server.

To install a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card with the power off, follow these steps:

1.Remove the top cover from the chassis. See “Removing the Top Cover” (page 56).

2.Select an empty slot that is appropriate for the card you are installing. To locate an appropriate slot, see “PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Configurations” (page 62) and Figure 3-6for more information.

3.Open the MRL.

a.Press the indentation on the MRL to release it from the chassis wall.

b.Lift the edge of the MRL and rotate it upward 90 degrees until it rests against the chassis wall and the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card bulkhead filler is fully exposed.

4.Remove the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe bulkhead filler.

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