Chapter 1. Introduction; Notices And Statements Used In This Book - IBM eServer xSeries 255 Option Installation Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

Your server supports many optional devices. This Option Installation Guide provides
instructions to install, remove, and connect the optional devices that your server
supports.
In addition to this Option Installation Guide, the following IBM
255 Type 8685 documentation is provided with your server:
v Installation Guide
v Rack Installation Instructions
v Safety Book
v User's Guide
v Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
Depending on your server model, additional publications might be included on the
IBM xSeries Documentation CD.

Notices and statements used in this book

The caution and danger statements used in this book also appear in the multilingual
Safety Information book provided on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Each
caution and danger statement is numbered for easy reference to the corresponding
statements in the safety book.
The following types of notices and statements are used in this book:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
v Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2002
This printed publication contains setup and installation instructions.
This printed publication contains instructions to install your server in a rack.
This multilingual publication is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on
the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains translated versions of the caution
and danger statements that appear in the documentation for your server. Each
caution and danger statement has an assigned number, which you can use to
locate the corresponding statement in your native language.
This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It
contains general information about your server.
This publication is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It
contains information to help you solve problems yourself or to provide helpful
information to a service technician.
inconvenient or problem situations.
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage could occur.
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
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