Install The Serial Port Module - Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550 7X09 Maintenance Manual

After removing the serial port module:
1. Install a new serial port module or a slot bracket to cover the place.
2. If you are instructed to return the old serial port module, follow all of the packaging instructions and use
any packaging materials that are provided.

Install the serial port module

Use this information to install the serial port module.
"Read the
installation
Guidelines" on
page 59
Before installing the serial port module:
1. If the slot is covered with a slot bracket, remove the slot bracket from the chassis. Store the bracket in
case that you later remove the serial port module and need the bracket to cover the place.
2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new serial port module to any unpainted surface
on the outside of the server. Then, take the new serial port module out of the package and place it on a
static-protective surface.
To install the serial port module, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Insert the serial port module into the dedicated slot.
Figure 93. Serial port module installation
Step 2. Connect the cable of the serial port module to the serial-port-module connector on the system
board. For the location of the serial-port-module connector, see "System board components" on
page 24.
After installing the serial port module:
1. Complete the parts replacement. See "Complete the parts replacement" on page 178.
2. To enable the serial port module, do one of the following according to the installed operating system:
"Power off
the server
for this task"
on page 12
Chapter 3
"ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening"
on page 60
.
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