IBM System x3950 E Installation Manual page 32

detailed instructions and information about installing PCI/PCI-X adapters, see the
section about installing options in the User's Guide on the IBM System x
Documentation CD.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. If the adapter is not hot-pluggable, turn off the server and peripheral devices,
3. Remove the server cover and determine which PCI-X expansion slot you will
4. See the documentation that comes with the adapter for instructions for setting
5. Install the adapter:
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on page 7.
and disconnect the power cords and all external cables necessary to remove or
install the adapter.
use for the adapter.
PCI-X retaining
PCI-X
bar
divider
jumpers or switches and for cabling.
Note: Route adapter cables before you install the adapter.
a. Open the blue adapter guide by lifting the front edge.
b. Push the orange adapter retention latch toward the rear of the server and
open the tab. The power LED for the slot turns off.
c. Remove the expansion-slot cover.
d. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and align it
with the connector on the PCI-X board.
e. If necessary, remove the adapter guide before installing a full-length adapter.
f. Press the adapter firmly into the adapter connector.
g. Push down on the blue PCI-X retaining bar to stabilize the adapter.
Attention Tab
LED
(yellow)
Power
LED
(green)
Adapter
retention
latch