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Adapter
Figure 40. Adapter connectors on the PCI riser-card assembly
To install a PCI adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page v and
"Installation guidelines" on page 37.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables (see "Turning off the server" on page 23).
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 45).
4. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
5. If you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 1 or 2, remove PCI
riser-card assembly 1; if you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 3
or 4, remove PCI riser-card assembly 2. See "Removing a PCI riser-card
assembly" on page 46.
6. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI riser-card assembly expansion
slot.
Figure 41. Expansion-slot cover removal
7. Install the adapter:
a. If the adapter is a full-length adapter for the upper expansion slot in the
riser card, remove the full-length-adapter bracket from underneath the top
of the riser-card assembly and insert it in the end of the upper expansion
slot of the riser-card assembly. See "Installing the full-length-adapter
bracket" on page 52 for instructions.
b. Align the adapter with the adapter connector on the riser-card and the
guide on the external end of the PCI riser-card assembly.
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riser-card
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Adapter
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Expansion-slot
cover
Adapter
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