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• Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not
supported.
• When you install any PCI adapter, the power cords must be disconnected from the power source before
you remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly. Otherwise, the active power management event signal
will be disabled by the system-board logic, and the Wake on LAN feature might not work. However, after
the server is powered-on locally, the active power manager active power management event signal will be
enabled by the system-board logic.
• When you install an Intel X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter (Option part number is 00D1994), you
need to install the PCIe Thermal Solution Kit (Option part number: 00MU908) first to avoid the potential
thermal issue.
• Support Intel MIC GPU cards (3120A and 7120A) up to 35C/3000ft, otherwise GPU card performance
could be downgraded.
Attention:
1. Do not install over 3 ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA controllers in one system.
2. Do not install the NVIDIA Grid Kx/Mxx, the NVIDIA Quadro Kxxxx or the NVIDIA Tesla Kxx adapter
options in systems containing 1 TB of system memory or more. If these options are installed in systems
with 1 TB of memory or more, it might cause undetected data corruption and system instability. These
options are only supported in systems containing less than 1 TB of memory. For more information, go to
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/migr-5096047
To replace an adapter, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page
305.
Step 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Step 3. Remove the server top cover (see "Removing the top cover" on page 162).
Step 4. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter. If you are installing an adapter in PCI
expansion slot 1, 2, or 3, remove riser-card assembly 1; if you are installing an adapter in expansion
slot 6, 7, or 8, remove riser-card assembly 2. See "Removing a riser-card assembly" on page 198
Step 5. 1 Slide the retention bracket; then,
Step 6. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the riser-card assembly expansion slot.
Step 7. Align the adapter with the PCI connector on the riser card and press the adapter firmly into the PCI
connector on the riser card.
Expansion-slot cover
Figure 136. Adapter installation
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2 rotate it to the open position.
Bracket
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3
Adapter
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PCI riser-card assembly
Adapter connector