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Figure 41. Adapter installation
Step 8.
Install the PCI riser-card assembly (see "Replacing the PCI riser-card assembly" on page 137).
Attention: When you install an adapter, make sure that the adapter is correctly seated in the PCI
riser-card assembly and that the PCI 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 PCI riser-card assembly, or the adapter.
Step 9.
Reinstall the cover (see "Replacing the cover" on page 132).
If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect
the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.
Note: To support Windows 2011 SBS on Brocade adapters need to use at least 3.0.0.0 driver package
or later version.
Removing a ServeRAID adapter
Use this information to remove an IBM ServeRAID adapter.
Read the safety information in "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 33.
If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices,
and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
To remove an IBM ServeRAID adapter, complete the following steps.
Step 1.
Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 131).
Step 2.
Remove the PCI riser-card assembly (see "Removing the PCI riser-card assembly" on page 136).
Step 3.
Disconnect the signal cable from the ServeRAID adapter.
Step 4.
Grasp the PCI riser-card assembly at the front grip point and rear edges and lift to remove it
from the server.
Step 5.
Place the PCI riser-card assembly on a flat, static-protective surface.
Step 6.
Carefully grasp the end of the ServeRAID adapter and pull the adapter out of the connector on
the PCI riser-card assembly.
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