IBM-AUSTRIA - PC-HW-Support    30 Aug 1999

Adapter Considerations (Netfinity 7000 - 8651)

•  Adapters
•  Adapter Installation
•  Verifying Compatibility between Network Adapters and Device Drivers

•  Review the documentation that comes with the  adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the  instructions in this manual. If you need to change the  switch or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the  instructions that come with the adapter  documentation.
•  You can install 8-, 16-, or 32-bit EISA or ISA adapters  in EISA/ISA slots 1-4 only. You can install full-length  adapters in all EISA/ISA expansion slots.
•  You can install PCI adapters in PCI slots 1-6 only.
•  You can install full-length adapters in all PCI  expansion slots.
•  To optimize system performance, if you have  high-performance adapters, such as network  adapters, install them in PCI slots 4-6.
•  The server supports 5.0 V PCI adapters, it does not  support 3.3 V PCI adapters.
•  For ease of cabling, install any SCSI adapter that you  plan to connect to a SCSI hot-swap backplane in PCI slot 1.
•  The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to  configure PCI adapters. This technique enables you  to install a variety of PCI adapters that currently do  not support sharing of PCI interrupts.
•  If you install a RAID adapter, follow the instructions in  the RAID adapter documentation for configuring the adapter.
•  If you install a RAID adapter that comes with a  backup battery pack, you must enable the backup  battery pack before you can use the RAID adapter.

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