Apple xserve Service Manual

Xserve Troubleshooting - 3

 General Information

port that supports RS-232 connection. There is also one FireWire 400 port on the front of 

the server.

System administrators or service providers can connect a laptop computer or terminal to 

the serial port and then use command-line tools to change settings on the server. The 

connection requires a serial cable with these specifications:

• DB9 connector

• 8-bit

• no parity

• 1 stop bit

• 9600 kbps

Note: For a diagram of the ports location, see “External Views” in the Views chapter.

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.

The standard configuration for the original Xserve and Xserve (Slot Load) comes with a 

VGA video card installed in the bottom slot of the dual-slot riser and a gigabit Ethernet 

card installed in the single-slot AGP/PCI riser. In addition, a high-end AGP video card is 

available as a CTO option for these models; it replaces the gigabit Ethernet PCI card in the 

single-slot riser position and requires installing an AGP/AGP riser card that is bundled with 

the video card. The Apple Fibre Channel PCI card, which allows connection to Xserve 

RAID, is also available as a CTO option for Xserve and Xserve (Slot Load); it must be 

installed in the top slot of the dual-slot riser. 

Note: Combined power consumption for all expansion slots within one unit should not 

exceed 45 W.