PCIe2 LP 3D Graphics Adapter x16 (FC EC51)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for feature code (FC) EC51.
Overview
The PCIe2 LP 3D Graphics Adapter x16 is a PCI Express (PCIe)
generation 2.1 (Gen2.1) x16 adapter. The adapter can only be used in a x16 PCIe (Gen2) slot in the
system. The adapter accelerates and enhances the system unit video. It has no hardware switches to
set and the mode selection is made through the software.
Important: FC EC51 is explicitly
not enabled Petit boot since it is not kexec safe. The adapter will crash the
kernel when trying to boot a host OS.
Figure 1. PCIe2 LP 3D Graphics Adapter x16 (FC EC51)
Specifications
- Item
- Description
- Adapter FRU number
- 00WT180 (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)
- I/O bus architecture
- PCIe 2.1
- Slot requirement
- For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Cables
- Please note that display port cables are not included with this adapter. For a list of
supported cables, see below.Note: IBM does not support video cable lengths that exceed 3 meters.
- Display port to display port cable
- Display port to VGA cable
- Display port to DVI cable
- Display port to HDMI cable
- Supported Systems
- POWER8® processor-based system
- 8375-22A, 8284-21A, 8284-22A, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, and 8379-22L
- Voltage
- 3.3 V, 12 V
- Form factor
- Short, with full-height tailstock
- Maximum number
- For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.
- Attributes provided
- Not hot-pluggable
- Passive cooling
- Provides 512 MB DDR3 graphics memory
- Supports display PORT outputs
- Supports two 30 inches (76.2 cm) high-resolution displays
- Provides two display port connectors that can attach to any display port cable
- Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) and Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)
Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching devices. To check for the prerequisites, see IBM® Prerequisite website.
The adapter is supported on the following versions of the operating systems:
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, big-endian, or later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, little-endian, or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, service pack 2, or later
- For support details, see the Linux Alert website.
Parent topic: PCIe adapters
