Installing An Adapter - IBM System x3650 Type 7979 Problem Determination And Service Manual

To remove an adapter from a PCI slot, complete the following steps.
Low-profile PCI Express
adapter
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
3. Pull the server out of the rack; then, remove the cover (see "Removing the
4. If the adapter is on the riser card, remove the riser-card assembly from the
5. Disconnect any cables from the adapter.
6. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the
7. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and

Installing an adapter

This topic describes installing an adapter in a PCI slot. To install a Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, go to "Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine" on page 102. To install a ServeRAID SAS controller, go to "Installing a
ServeRAID SAS controller" on page 103.
Adapter
Expansion slot 2
Expansion
slot cover
on page 87.
all external cables.
cover" on page 90).
server (see "Removing the riser-card assembly" on page 96).
adapter from the PCI slot.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Expansion
slot covers
Riser-card
assembly
Expansion
slot 1
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