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Compaq ProLiant 8500 Servers I/O Module Upgrade Guide 17 New I/O Module PCI/PCI-X Slot Information The following section describes the new slot keying on the new I/O module. Also, a description of the supported I/O boards is given. I/O Board Slot Descriptions The new I/O module has 11 slots divided into 3 buses. The Primary bus (slots 7 through 9) is keyed for 64-bit 5V PCI boards or 64-bit PCI universal boards. The Secondary bus (slots 1 through 6) and the Tertiary bus (slots 10 through 11) are keyed for 64-bit 3.3V PCI/PCI-X boards or 64-bit universal PCI/PCI-X boards. This is a change from the previous I/O module, where the Secondary bus (slots 1 through 6) supported 64-bit 5V PCI boards. 1 2 Figure 8. I/O board slot descriptions
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Compaq ProLiant 8500 Servers I/O Module Upgrade Guide
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New I/O Module PCI/PCI-X Slot Information
The following section describes the new slot keying on the new I/O module.
Also, a description of the supported I/O boards is given.
I/O Board Slot Descriptions
The new I/O module has 11 slots divided into 3 buses. The Primary bus
(slots 7 through 9) is keyed
for 64-bit 5V PCI boards or 64-bit PCI universal
boards. The Secondary bus (slots 1 through 6) and the Tertiary bus (slots 10
through 11) are keyed
for 64-bit 3.3V PCI/PCI-X boards or 64-bit universal
PCI/PCI-X boards. This is a change from the previous I/O module, where the
Secondary bus (slots 1 through 6) supported 64-bit 5V PCI boards.
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2
Figure 8.
I/O board slot descriptions