Removing An Adapter - IBM x3400 7975 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Removing an adapter

To remove an adapter, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords
3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page
4. Disconnect any cables to the adapter or any cables that impede access to the
5. Open the rear adapter-retention bracket retention clip and rotate the retention
6. Remove the expansion-slot screw at the rear of the adapter (if screws were
7. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the
8. If the adapter is not being replaced, install an expansion-slot cover in the
9. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and
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and external cables.
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adapter.
brackets to the open (unlocked) position. If you are removing a full-length
adapter, open the front adapter-retention bracket also.
used).
adapter from the server.
Attention: Expansion-slot covers must be installed in all empty slots. This
maintains the electronic emissions standards of the computer and ensures
proper ventilation of computer components.
Retention clip
Rear adapter
retention bracket
Adapter
Front adapter
retention bracket
expansion-slot opening.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.