Host Interface Card Slots On Controllers A And B - IBM DS5100 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

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Figure 113. Host interface card slots on controllers A and B
Table 54. Description of Figure 113
Number Description
1 Host interface card - slot 1 - controller B
2 Host interface card - slot 2 - controller B
3 Host interface card - slot 1 - controller A
4 Host interface card - slot 2 - controller A
16. Loosen the thumbscrew on the host interface card that secures it to the
controller card.
17. Gently lift the host interface card to disengage the host interface pins from the
connector on the controller card.
Note: The connector is located on the corner of the host interface card next to
the thumbscrew. Note how the card fits against the two guide posts.
These guide posts help align the connecting hardware.
18. Using the thumbscrews, remove the host interface card port cover and keep it.
19. Place the host interface card that you removed on a static-free surface.
20. Install the new host interface card by performing the following steps:
a. Using the thumbscrew, remove the blank host interface card port cover.
b. Align the new host interface card with the guide posts.
c. Gently push down on the connector to seat the pins into the connector
socket.
21. Tighten the thumbscrew to securely fasten the host interface card to the
controller card. Do not overtighten the thumbscrew.
22. Reinstall the host interface card port cover you removed in step 18 using the
thumbscrew. See Figure 112 on page 180 for an illustration of a host interface
card port cover.
23. Replace the top cover.
24. Make sure that all of the thumbscrews that secure the top cover are tight.
25. Slide the controller all the way into the tray. Rotate the release handles inward
to lock the controller into place.
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