Chapter 2. Installing Optional Devices - IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing optional hardware devices
in the server.
Before you begin
In addition to the instructions in this chapter for installing optional hardware
devices, updating the firmware and device drivers, and completing the installation,
IBM Business Partners must also complete the steps in "Instructions for IBM
Business Partners" on page 28.
Important: To help ensure that the devices that you install work correctly and do
not introduce problems, observe the following precautions.
Procedure
1. Make sure that the server and the installed firmware levels support the devices
2. Use the best practices to apply current firmware and device-driver updates for
3. Before you install optional hardware devices, make sure that the server is
4. Follow the installation procedures in this chapter and use the correct tools.
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that you are installing. If necessary, update the UEFI and IMM firmware and
any other firmware that is stored on the system board. For information about
where firmware is stored in the server, see "Updating the firmware" on page
93. For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
the server and optional devices. To download the "IBM System x Firmware
Update Best Practices" document, go to www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/
docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5082923&brandind=5000008. Additional hints and
tips are available from the following sites:
v IBM support: http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/
v System x configuration tools: http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/
configtools.html
working correctly. Start the server and make sure that the operating system
starts, if an operating system is installed, or that a 19990305 error code is
displayed, indicating that an operating system was not found but the server is
otherwise working correctly. If the server is not working correctly, see
"Running DSA Preboot diagnostic programs" on page 138 for information
about how to run diagnostics.
Incorrectly installed devices can cause system failure because of damaged pins
in sockets or connectors, loose cabling, or loose components.
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