Installing An Adapter - IBM 7985 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Installing an adapter

This topic describes installing an adapter in a PCI slot. To install a Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, go to "Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine" on page 119. To install a ServeRAID SAS controller, go to "Installing a
ServeRAID SAS controller" on page 121.
Low-profile PCI Express
adapter
The following illustration shows the location of the adapter expansion slots.
To install the replacement adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI low-profile-card slot or PCI
2. Install the adapter in the expansion slot. The following illustration shows how to
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Expansion
slot 1
Expansion
slot cover
PCI slot 1
riser-card slot.
install an adapter in a PCI slot on the riser card.
Riser-card
Expansion
assembly
slot cover
PCI slot 4
PCI slot 3
PCI slot 2
Adapter