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The processing of adding an adapter depends on whether the adapter is on the list of known adapters or whether you have to specify the adapter’s characteristics.
Adding a known adapter
The process to add a known adapter, such as the IBM Gigabit Ethernet SX Adapter, is as follows:
1. Select Tools
Figure 5-7 Add Card Wizard
The bottom two check boxes are selected, indicating the following default settings:
–Active PCI Manager will suggest only slots with
–Slots that will not require a server restart.
The Add Card Wizard, when finding the best slot in which to place the new adapter, may find a slot that needs to reset the bus in order for it to work.
An example would be a 133 MHz
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