Installing The Full-Length-Adapter Bracket; Storing The Full-Length-Adapter Bracket - IBM x3650 M3 Installation And User Manual

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Installing the full-length-adapter bracket

Use this information to install the full-length-adapter bracket.
About this task
If you are installing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot, you must
first install the full-length-adapter bracket in the end of the riser-card assembly.
Figure 37. Full-length-adapter bracket installationFull-length-adapter bracket installation
To install the full-length-adapter bracket, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Orient the riser-card assembly as shown.
2. Remove the full-length-adapter bracket from the storage location.
3. Align the bracket with the end of the riser-card assembly as shown.
4. Place the two hooks 1 in the two openings 2 in the end of the riser-card
5. Press the bracket tab 3 and slide the bracket to the right until it clicks into
6. Return to the adapter-installation instructions.

Storing the full-length-adapter bracket

Use this information to store the full-length-adapter bracket.
About this task
If you are removing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot and will
replace it with a shorter adapter or no adapter, you must remove the
full-length-adapter bracket from the end of the riser-card assembly and return the
bracket to its storage location.
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a. Press the bracket tab 3 and slide the bracket toward the end of the
riser-card assembly.
b. Push the bracket out of the storage location on the riser-card assembly.
assembly.
place.