IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 User Manual page 48

To install an adapter in a one-slot riser card, complete the following steps:
10. Carefully grasp the adapter by the top edge or upper corner and insert it in the
11. Follow the cabling instructions, if any, that come with the adapter. If possible,
12. Pinch the two sides of the one-slot riser card, and align the riser card with the
13. Install the riser-card retaining screw at the front of the chassis.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 45.
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1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 23.
2. Turn off the system-board tray and all attached devices (see "Turning off the
system-board tray" on page 21).
3. If the system-board tray is installed in a chassis, remove it (see "Removing a
system-board tray from a 2U chassis" on page 25 or "Removing a
system-board tray from a 3U chassis" on page 27).
4. If an expansion enclosure is installed on the system-board tray, remove it (see
"Removing an expansion enclosure" on page 29); otherwise, remove the
system-board tray cover (see "Removing the system-board tray cover" on page
28).
5. Remove the riser-card retaining screw on the front of the chassis. Store the
screw for future use.
Note: If an adapter is already installed in the riser card, the riser card and
adapter are removed together.
6. Carefully grasp the one-slot riser card by its top edge or upper corners, and
pull the riser card straight up and out of the system board.
7. Carefully set the riser card on a flat, static-protective surface. If an adapter is
installed in the riser card, remove it.
8. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter that you are
installing to any unpainted metal surface on the chassis or rack; then, remove
the adapter from the static-protective package. Avoid touching the components
and gold-edge connectors on the adapter.
9. Follow the instructions that come with the adapter to set any jumpers or
switches.
one-slot riser card. Align the adapter with the connector on the riser card; then,
press the adapter firmly into the connector.
Note: Make sure that the adapter is inserted correctly. Improper installation of
an adapter might damage the PCIe riser-card assembly or the adapter.
route the adapter cables before you install the adapter.
riser-card connector on the system board; then, press the riser card firmly,
evenly with both hands, into the connector.