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

Replacing a PCI Express assembly with a PCI-X assembly

Use this information to replace a PCI Express assembly with a PCI-X assembly.
About this task
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:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 51).
4. Remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly from the system board:
5. Install a PCI-X adapter into the new PCI-X riser-card assembly. See "Installing
6. Insert the PCI-X riser-card assembly into the riser-card connector on the system
Results
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 106.
guidelines" on page 43.
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.
c. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the riser-card assembly.
d. Store the riser-card assembly and the adapter in a safe place for possible
future use.
an adapter" on page 70 for more information. Set any jumpers or switches on
the adapter as directed by the adapter manufacturer.
Note: You might have to replace the brackets when you replace a PCI Express
assembly with a PCI-X assembly.
board. Make sure that it is fully seated.
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