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The following illustration shows how to install an adapter.
Adapter locking lever
Unlock
Lock
Complete the following steps to install an adapter.
1. Review the information beginning with "Safety" on page v through "Handling
static-sensitive devices" on page x.
2. If you are installing a non-hot-plug adapter, turn off the server and disconnect
all power cords and external cables.
3. Remove the top cover.
4. Select the slot in which you want to install the adapter.
Note: PCI-X slots 2 through 7 support hot-plug PCI and PCI-X adapters. If
you are using the hot-add feature, be sure to install the adapters in
PCI-X slots 4 through 7 to maintain an optimum speed for the Ethernet
controller on PCI bus B (PCI-X slots 2 and 3).
5. If you are installing a hot-plug adapter or using the hot-add feature, disable the
selected PCI-X slot from your operating system. (See the documentation that
comes with your operating system for information about disabling a hot-plug
PCI-X slot.) Disabling the PCI-X slot turns off the power-on LED for that PCI-X
slot.
Attention:
Make sure that the power-on LED for the hot-plug PCI slot is off
before you continue with the next step.
Adapter-
retention
latch
Attention
LED
Power
LED
Adapter
Adapter-
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