Installing An Adapter - IBM System x3250 User Manual

4. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective surface.
5. Press the cover-release button.
6. Slide the cover back approximately 1.27 cm (0.5 inches); then, lift it off the
Attention:
the server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (more than 30
minutes) with the cover removed might damage server components.

Installing an adapter

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v The adapter slots are on the riser-card assembly. You must first remove the
v The two PCI Express slots on the riser-card assembly support PCI Express x8
v You can install one full-height three-quarter-length adapter in expansion slot 1
v An optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine can be installed only in the
v Because of mechanical interference, when an optional Remote Supervisor
v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI Express
v An optional ServeRAID 8s controller provides RAID level 5 support to the
Cover-release
button
server.
For proper cooling and airflow, replace the cover before you turn on
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change
switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
riser-card assembly to access the adapter slots.
1.0a adapters.
and one low-profile half-length adapter in expansion slot 2.
dedicated connector on the system board (see "System-board optional-device
connectors" on page 16 for the location of the connector). To install the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, see "Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine" on page 23.
Adapter II SlimLine is installed in the server, you cannot install an adapter in
expansion slot 1.
adapters so that you can install PCI Express adapters that do not support
sharing of interrupts.
hot-swap drives. A ServeRAID 8s controller supports the 2.5-inch hard disk drives
without modification. To use a ServeRAID 8s controller with hot-swap 3.5-inch
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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