Lenovo System x3750 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 91

Step 3. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 40).
Step 4. Remove the microprocessor and memory expansion tray (see "Removing the microprocessor and
memory expansion tray assembly" on page 292) or DIMM air baffle (see "Removing the DIMM air
baffle" on page 220), whichever one is installed.
Step 5. Follow the cabling instructions, if any come with the adapter. Route the adapter cables before
you install the adapter.
Note: The cables should be routed through the SAS cable guide.
Step 6. To install an adapter on the system board, complete the following steps:
a. Open the PCIe retention latch and remove the PCIe filler bracket from the connector in which
you want to install the adapter.
b. Insert the adapter into the PCIe slot, aligning the edge connector on the adapter with the
connector on the system board. Press the edge of the connector on the adapter firmly into the
connector on the system board. Make sure that the adapter snaps into the PCIe connector
securely.
Attention: Make sure that the adapter is correctly seated. An incorrectly seated adapter might
cause damage to the system board or the adapter.
c. Close the PCIe retention latch.
d. Skip toStep 8 on page 78.
Step 7. To install an adapter on the PCIe riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
a. Grasp the riser-card assembly by the blue touch points and pull it up until it disengages from
the connector on the system board.
b. Open the PCIe retention latch.
c. Remove the PCIe filler bracket from the slot in which you want to install the adapter.
d. Make sure that the PCIe retention latch is in the open position.
e. Insert the adapter into the connector on the riser-card assembly, aligning the edge connector
on the adapter with the connector on the riser-card assembly. Press the edge of the connector
on the adapter firmly into the riser-card assembly connector. Make sure that the adapter
snaps into the connector on the riser-card assembly securely.
Attention: Make sure that the adapter is correctly seated into the riser-card assembly
connector and that the riser-card assembly is correctly seated into the connector on the
system board before you turn on the server. An incorrectly seated adapter might cause
damage to the system board, the riser-card, or the adapter.
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