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Note: PCI-X slots 2 through 7 support hot-plug PCI and PCI-X adapters. If
you are using the hot-add feature to install an adapter in PCI-X slot 2 or
3, you must install an adapter with a speed of 100 MHz or higher. This
maintains an optimum speed for the Ethernet controller on PCI bus B
(PCI-X slots 2 and 3).
5. If you are installing a non-hot-plug adapter, continue with the next step.
If you are installing a hot-plug adapter or using the hot-add feature, disable the
selected PCI-X slot from your operating system. (See the documentation that
comes with your operating system for information about disabling a hot-plug
PCI-X slot.) Disabling the PCI-X slot turns off the power-on LED for that PCI-X
slot.
Attention: Make sure that the power-on LED for the hot-plug PCI slot is off
before you continue with the next step.
6. Remove the expansion-slot cover:
a. Press the adapter-retention latch as indicated by the arrow to move the
latch to the unlocked (open) position.
b. Lift the adapter-retention tab on the top of the expansion-slot cover; then,
remove the expansion-slot cover from the server. Store it in a safe place
for future use.
Attention: Expansion-slot covers must be installed on all empty slots.
This maintains the electronic emissions characteristics of the system and
ensures proper cooling of system components.
7. If you are installing a full-length adapter, move the adapter locking lever to the
unlocked (open) position on the adapter-support bracket as indicated by the
arrows. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
8. See the documentation that comes with your adapter for any cabling
instructions. It might be easier for you to route cables before you install the
adapter.
9. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted
metal surface on the server; then, remove the adapter from the package.
Attention: Avoid touching the components and gold-edge connectors on the
adapter. If you need to place the adapter down before installing it, place the
adapter component side up, on a flat, static-protective surface.
10. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter according to the documentation
that comes with the adapter.
11. Install the adapter:
a. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and align it
with the expansion slot on the system board.
b. Press the adapter firmly into the expansion slot.
Attention: When you install an adapter in the server, be sure that it is
completely and correctly seated in the system-board connector. Incomplete
insertion might cause damage to the system board or the adapter.
c. Lower the adapter-retention tab over the top corner of the adapter. When
the adapter-retention tab is completely closed, the adapter-retention latch
snaps (locks) into place.
12. If you installed a full-length adapter, move the adapter locking lever to the
locked (closed) position on the adapter-support bracket as indicated by the
arrows.
13. Connect any needed cables to the adapter.
14. If you installed a non-hot-plug adapter, continue with the next step.
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