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3. Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not
supported.
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines"
on page 31.
Step 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Step 3. Remove the server cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 34).
Step 4. Follow the cabling instructions, if any come with the adapter. Route the adapter cables before
you install the adapter.
Step 5. Insert the adapter into the PCI riser-card assembly, aligning the edge connector on the adapter with
the connector on the PCI riser-card assembly. Press the edge of the connector firmly into the PCI
riser-card assembly. Make sure that the adapter snaps into the PCI riser-card assembly securely.
Figure 39. Adapter installation
Attention: When you install an adapter, make sure that the adapter is correctly seated in the
riser-card assembly and that the riser-card assembly is securely seated in the riser-card connector
on the system board before you turn on the server. An incorrectly seated adapter might cause
damage to the system board, the riser-card assembly, or the adapter.
Step 6. Install the PCI riser-card assembly in the server (see "Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly" on
page 221).
Step 7. Connect the cable to the newly-installed adapter.
Note: You might need to remove the blue latch from PCI riser-card assembly 2 to easily connect
the cables.
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