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Pci i/o card installation restrictions, Pci i/o card installation order – HP 9000 rp5400 Servers User Manual

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Slots 1 and 2 are reserved for the rp54xx LAN/SCSI and GSP (Guardian Service Processor)
Core I/O cards, respectively. Slots 1 and 2 are non-Turbo slots. Non-Turbo slots share a
single 250MB/s PCI bus and are incapable of HotPlug functionality. The server must be
turned off prior to removing or installing the LAN/SCSI or GSP cards in these slots.

Slots 3 and 4 are non-Turbo slots. These two Non-Turbo slots share a single 250MB/s PCI
bus, run at 33MHz and support 32 and 64-bit PCI cards. Non-Turbo slots are incapable of
HotPlug functionality. The server must be turned off prior to removing or installing PCI
cards in these slots.

Slots 5 - 10 are Turbo slots. Each Turbo slot has a dedicated 250MB/s PCI bus, run at 66MHz
and support 32 and 64-bit PCI cards. Turbo slots are HotPlug capable. Below each Turbo
slot is a plastic PCI card separator. The PCI card separator has two LEDs and a pull tab on
the outer edge. The LED's provide power and status for the slot. The pull tab allows the PCI
card to be easily removed.

Slots 11 and 12 are Twin Turbo slots. Each Twin Turbo slot has a dedicated 500MB/S PCI
bus, runs at 66 MHz, and supports 32- and 64-bit PCI cards. Twin Turbo slots are HotPlug
capable. Below each Twin Turbo slot is a plastic PCI card separator. The PCI card separator
has two LEDs and a pull tab on the outer edge. The LED's provide power and status for the
slot and the pull tab allows the PCI card to be easily removed.

rp5470 servers have access to all (1-12) slots.

PCI I/O Card Installation Restrictions

Restrictions apply regarding the installation of PCI I/O cards which contain a PCI-to-PCI bridge:

HP-UX boot is currently not supported for cards that contain a PCI-to-PCI bridge.

HP-UX patches are required when more than one card containing a PCI-to-PCI bridge is
installed in non-Turbo slots.

PCI I/O Card Installation Order

The following table shows a standard factory PCI card installation that begins with slot 12. Use
this table as a guideline for installing PCI I/O cards in the field.

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