Sun Enterprise 3500 System Reference Manual

Board Types

The Enterprise 3500 server features a high-speed centerplane bus that includes separate address and data buses.

There are few differences between board slots and each slot can accept any board type. However, an I/O+ board should be installed in slot 1 since this slot connects directly to the internal media tray through the centerplane and related cables. The internal tape and/or CD-ROM drives cannot be used unless an I/O+ board is present in slot 1.

Figure B-3 Enterprise System Logical Organization

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