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Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSer ies 380
9.
Carefully grasp the adapter board and gently slide it up and out of the system.
Make sure that you do not scrape the board against other components.
10. Store the board in an anti-static protective wrapper.
11. If you are not installing a replacement PCI card, install an expansion slot cover
over the vacated slot by aligning the cover with the slot from the rear of the
chassis and pressing the cover into the slot.
12. If you are installing a replacement PCI card, remove it from its protective
wrapper, being careful not to touch the components or gold edge connectors.
13. Be sure that the plastic retaining mechanism that secures the end of the board
nearest the front of the chassis is open so that it will allow a board to be inserted.
Note: Each PCI slot has four indicator LEDs: two on the outside and two on the
inside of the system. The LEDs will operate differently depending upon
the operating system installed. Please refer to the operating system's
manual.
14. Be sure that the plastic PCI hot plug mechanism that secures the end of the board
nearest the rear of the chassis is in the open position. If not, press the center of the
mechanism until it clicks open and then rotate the mechanism downward.
15. Align and insert the new PCI adapter into the slot and press it firmly into place.
Attention: Some accessory/option board outputs exceed Class 2 or limited
power source limits and must use appropriate interconnecting
cabling in accordance with the national electric code during
installation.
16. Close the plastic latching mechanism that secures the end of the board nearest the
front of the chassis.
17. Rotate the locking tab on the rear of the slot until it clicks into place. This position
both secures the end of the board and allows it to be activated with the operating
system or GUI application.
18. Close the rear part of the top cover and tighten the two thumbscrews.
19. Connect any required cabling to the board.
20. If the server is operating, use the operating system or GUI application to power
up the PCI I/O slot into which you installed the PCI I/O board.
21. If the system is installed in an equipment rack, push the system back into place.
This section provides information about the input/output (I/O) ports on the rear of
the server. These ports include the following:
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One video port
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One keyboard port
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One auxiliary pointing-device (mouse) port
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One parallel port
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Two serial ports
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Two universal serial bus (USB) ports
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One external SCSI port
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