Apple xserve Service Manual

 

Xserve Take Apart

 PCI or AGP Card

 

PCI or AGP Card

 

In the original Xserve and Xserve (Slot Load), there are three slots available for PCI 

expansion cards. Two slots are on a riser card located at the back left corner of the logic 

board; an additional slot is on a riser card at the back right corner of the logic board. A PCI 

card that is 7 inches long can be installed in either riser card; a PCI card that is 12 inches 

long can be installed only in the dual-slot riser. In addition, an AGP card can be installed in 

the single-slot riser. The Xserve (Cluster Node) includes just two slots for PCI cards on the 

dual riser card.

 

• Accommodates long cards (12") or short cards (7")

• Standard config comes with PCI video card installed; other cards are CTO options.

• Takes 3.3V, 64-bit/66-MHz or 32-bit/33-MHz cards. If one 33-MHz card is installed, all 

cards run at 33-MHz

• Compatible with PCI only

 

• Accommodates short cards (7") only

• Standard config comes with no card installed; a PCI Gigabit Ethernet card and an AGP 

video card are available as CTO options for this slot.

• Takes 3.3V, 32-bit/66-MHz cards

•  AGP/PCI riser compatible with PCI cards; AGP/AGP riser compatible with AGP cards

 

 Power consumption for all expansion slots, combined, should not exceed 45 W.

 

No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, find a flatblade screwdriver 

useful in releasing the thumb screw in step 1 below.

 

Before you begin, open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, flat surface. 

 

When removing or installing a PCI or AGP card, handle it only by the edges. Do 

not touch its connectors or any of the components on the card. Lift the card straight out 

from the connector to remove it, and insert it straight into the connector to install it. Do not 

rock the card from side to side and don’t force the card into the slot. Once the replacement 

card is installed, pull on it gently to check that it is properly connected.