Replacing A Pci Express Assembly With A Pci-X Assembly - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Installation And User Manual

5. Install the riser-card assembly in the server (see "Replacing a PCI riser-card
6. Perform any configuration tasks that are required for the adapter.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 103.

Replacing a PCI Express assembly with a PCI-X assembly

The server comes with one PCI riser-card assembly installed in slot 2. You can
replace a PCI Express riser-card assembly with a PCI-X riser-card assembly.
To replace a PCI Express riser-card assembly with a PCI-X riser-card assembly,
complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and the "Installation
2. Turn off the server and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if
3. Remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly from the system board:
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assembly" on page 68).
guidelines" on page 44.
necessary; then, remove the server cover (see "Removing the cover" on page
52).
Note: When you disconnect the power source from the server, you lose the
ability to view the LEDs because the LEDs are not lit when the power
source is removed. Before you disconnect the power source, make a
note of which LEDs are lit, including the LEDs that are lit on the
operation information panel, on the light path diagnostics panel, and
LEDs inside the server on the system board; then, see the Problem
Determination and Service Guide for information about how to solve the
problem.
a. If an adapter is installed in the riser-card assembly, disconnect any cables
that are connected to the adapter.
b. Grasp the riser-card assembly at the rear edge and lift it from the riser-card
connector on the system board.