HP INTEGRITY RX3600 - Manual (Page 198)

1. If there is a PCI-X 66 MHz card in slot 7, and you hot-plug a PCI 33 MHz card into slot 8,
the operation fails. The new PCI 33 MHz card does not initialize and the slot powers down
because you cannot change bus speed during hot-plug operations. The new card has a slower
bus speed than the current card.
NOTE: If the server is rebooted in this configuration, both cards initialize to run at PCI 33
MHz. 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 (that shares a
common bus with a PCI-X 66 MHz card in slot 8), then both cards run at PCI 33 MHz when
the server powers up.
Table 6-3 lists the PCI/PCI-X card slot frequency and bus mode compatibility for shared slots.
Table 6-3 PCI/PCI-X Card Slot Frequency/Bus Mode Compatibility for Shared Slots
1
Cards to be installed Current PCI Bus
Mode and
Frequency for the
Current Card in a
Shared Slot
PCI-X 266 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 66 PCI 66 PCI 33
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 33 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 33 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 33 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 33 MHz
Compatible
2
PCI 33 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 66 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 66 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 66 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI 66 MHz
Incompatible-
frequency
3
PCI 66 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI-X 66 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI-X 66 MHz
Compatible
2
New
card running at
PCI-X 66 MHz
Incompatible-bus
4
Incompatible-
frequency
3
PCI-X 66 MHz
1 The conditions described in this table apply only to shared slots (slots 7, 8, 9, and 10). Slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are not
shared slots.
2 Card is accepted and runs at frequency shown.
3 The new card does not initialize and powers down due to frequency mismatch.
4 The new card does not initialize and powers down due to bus mode mismatch.
Online Addition (OLA)
IMPORTANT: Before installing a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card, ensure you install the proper drivers.
To add a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card into an empty slot, follow these steps:
1. If rack installed, slide the server completely out from the rack. See “Extending the Server
from the Rack” (page 180) .
2. Remove the top cover from the chassis. See “Removing the Top Cover” (page 56) .
198 Removing and Replacing Server Components