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EMC Fibre Channel and iSCSI with QLogic Host Bus Adapters in the Windows Environment
Installation and Configuration
of the HBA. Inserting a 3.3v HBA into a 5v slot would cause severe
damage to both the HBA and the server. Therefore, the slot keys
denote the type of voltage provided by the slot and effectively
prevent a voltage incompatible HBA from being inserted.
Figure 2 shows how PCI slots will appear with their keys and what
type of voltage is provided for each slot type.
Figure 2 PCI slot types and voltage key locations
Figure 3 on page 21 shows the HBA edge connecters compatible with
the PCI slots shown in Figure 1 on page 17. Note HBA #5 which
shows a universal HBA edge connecter. Universal HBAs are
compatible with both 3.3v and 5v PCI slots.
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