How To Install A Pci Card - Sun Microsystems Enterprise 250 Owner's Manual

How to Install a PCI Card

Before You Begin
Complete these tasks:
"How to Power Off the System" on page 26
"How to Remove the Side Access Panel" on page 31
"How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge" on page 35
Read the documentation supplied with the PCI card for information about jumper
settings, PCI slot requirements, and cable connections.
Know what type of PCI card you are installing or replacing and in which slot the
card belongs on the main logic board; see:
"About Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Buses" on page 51
What to Do
1. If you are installing a new PCI card, remove the filler panel from the appropriate
slot. Otherwise go to step 2.
a. Remove the Phillips screw that secures the PCI filler panel to the system rear
panel.
Use a magnetized screwdriver, if possible, to prevent the screw from falling into
the system chassis.
b. Lift out the filler panel.
2. Insert the PCI card into the appropriate slot on the main logic board.
To install a PCI short card:
a. Insert the faceplate end of the card into the appropriate slot opening in the rear
panel.
b. Push the card into the corresponding connector on the main logic board.
Chapter 5 Removing and Installing Main Logic Board Components 87