Installing The Opencapi Adapter Support On The 8335-Gth System - IBM OpenCAPI Installing And Servicing

Installing the OpenCAPI adapter support on the
8335-GTH system
Before you begin
Power off the system and place it in the service position. For instructions, see "Preparing the 8335-GTC,
8335-GTG, 8335-GTH, 8335-GTW, or 8335-GTX system to remove and replace internal parts" on page
32.
About this task
Attention: For safety and airflow purposes, if you remove parts from the system, you must ensure
that:
• PCIe tailstock fillers are present.
• Graphic processor unit (GPU) airflow baffles are present.
Procedure
1. Attach the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap.
The ESD wrist strap must be connected to an unpainted metal surface until the service procedure is
completed, and if applicable, until the service access cover is replaced.
Attention:
• Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack,
or to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge
from damaging your hardware.
• When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap
is used for static control. It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric
shock when using or working on electrical equipment.
• If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging
and installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a
minimum of 5 seconds. If at any point in this service process you move away from the
system, it is important to again discharge yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface
for at least 5 seconds before you continue with the service process.
2. Use slot 4 for the PCIe adapter as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Rear view of a system with PCIe slots indicated
3. Remove the PCIe slot cover as shown in Figure 2 on page 4.
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