A6869B VGA/USB PCI Card Installation Guide

2 Installing a A6869B VGA/USB PCI Card in a Server
The A6869B VGA/USB PCI card can be installed into any slot in a PCI/PCI-X backplane.
CAUTION: Observe all ESD safety precautions before attempting this procedure. Failure to
follow ESD safety precautions could result in damage to the server.
IMPORTANT: If you are installing the A6869B in HP servers based on the sx1000 chipset, such
as HP Superdome, rx7620 or rx8620, the system firmware must be updated to a minimum revision
of 3.88.
IMPORTANT: Search for available PCI slots that support the conventional clock speed to conserve
availability of higher speed PCI-X card slots to PCI-X cards that use the higher bandwidth. This
applies to mid-range as well as high-end HP server I/O PCI-X backplanes.
If you have a partition that has multiple I/O chassis and cells, ensure that the A6869B is placed
in the I/O chassis that is connected to the lowest cell in the partition. For slot selection, follow
the preceding paragraph recommendations.
IMPORTANT: The HP rx8640/rx7640 mid-range servers only support one A6869B USB 2.0/VGA
PCI Adapter card per partition, and the A6869B card must be installed in an IO Chassis that has
a Core I/O card installed.
Figure 2-1 PCI/PCI-X Card Location
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PCI/PCI-X BackplanePCI/PCI-X Cards
6 Installing a A6869B VGA/USB PCI Card in a Server