IBM 440 User Manual

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xSeries 440 Planning and Installation Guide

As extreme configuration examples, you could configure either of the following:

Six 33 MHz PCI adapters, all operating at 33 MHz.

Six 133 MHz PCI-X adapters, with two operating at 133 MHz (buses C and
D), two at 100 MHz (bus B) and two at 66 MHz (bus A).

Table 3-1 summarizes the supported adapter speeds. Take into account the
speed reductions when there are two adapters installed in a bus, as described
above.

Table 3-1 Supported adapter speeds in each slot

The physical location of these slots in the server is shown in Figure 3-3 on
page 71.

Tip: Take the time to understand these rules and to select the best slots for
your adapters. Incorrect choices can result in a loss of PCI adapter
performance.

Important: A PCI-X and a PCI adapter can be installed in slots on the same
bus. However, those two adapters will both operate in PCI mode.

In addition, if you have a PCI-X adapter installed, you cannot hot-add a PCI
adapter to the same bus. This is because with just the PCI-X adapter installed,
the bus is running in PCI-X mode, and you cannot hot-add a PCI adapter into
a bus that is in PCI-X mode.

Slot

Bus

Width (bits)

Supported adapter speed (MHz)

1

A

32 or 64

33 or 66

2

A

32 or 64

33 or 66

3

B

32 or 64

33, 66, or 100 (133 as long as no adapter is in slot 4)

4

B

32 or 64

33, 66, or 100 (133 as long as no adapter is in slot 3)

5

C

32 or 64

33, 66, 100 or 133

6

D

32 or 64

33, 66, 100 or 133

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