IBM 6345, 2194, 2193 manual Adding and removing adapter cards and drives

Chapter 8. Adding and removing adapter cards and drives

Before you begin working with the hardware inside your system unit, read the following sections:

•“Evaluating your new hardware” on page 7-2

This section contains the information you need to understand about potential system resource conflicts. Your new hardware might attempt to use a resource that is already assigned to other hardware.

•“Planning your hardware changes” on page 7-3

This section contains important information about planning for hardware changes and recording changed hardware settings. You can avoid repeated steps if you follow the recommendations in this section.

•“Resolving resource conflicts” on page 7-4

This section will help you prevent potential system resource conflicts when you install additional adapter cards or drives.

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