Specifications

PCI-X slots on a rack-mountable mother board

In this photo, there are 6 PCI-X slots. One of the PCI-X slots is green, and the

remaining five PCI-X slots are white connectors.

Step 2: Insert the Myrinet/PCI-X NIC into a PCI-X slot.

Case 1: Tower unit host

With a tower unit host, a low-profile PCI-short-card Myrinet/PCI-X NIC with a

standard PCI faceplate is installed in a PCI-X slot. If your host has more than one

PCI-X slot, we recommend that the Myrinet/PCI-X NIC is inserted into the PCI-X

slot closest to the PCI chipset. For best performance, the Myrinet/PCI-X NIC

should be inserted into a PCI-X slot that runs at maximum speed (133MHz) and

should not share the PCI bus with another PCI device. Inasmuch as some PCI

connectors are more close-fitting than others, you may need to push quite hard on

the front panel and the edge of the card to seat the card securely.