Installing An Adapter - IBM x3250 M2 Problem Determination And Service Manual

2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
3. Remove the server from the rack; then, remove the cover (see "Removing the
4. Disconnect any cables from the adapter.
5. If the riser-card assembly is an optional PCI-X riser-card assembly, disconnect
6. Grasp the riser-card assembly at the front and rear edges and lift to remove it
7. Place the riser-card assembly on a flat, static-protective surface.
8. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the
9. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and

Installing an adapter

Note: When the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed in the
server, you can install only a half-length adapter in expansion slot 1.
all external cables.
cover" on page 50).
Power cable
the riser-card power cable from the riser-card assembly.
from the server.
Riser-card
assembly
adapter from the riser-card assembly.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
PCI-X slot
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing server components
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