Installing An Adapter - IBM 88371RU Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

Installing an adapter

Complete the following steps to install an adapter:
1. Read Appendix B, "Safety information," on page 129 and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices (see "Turning off the server" on page
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 18).
4. Follow the cabling instructions, if any, that come with the adapter. Route the
5. Determine which slot you want to use for the adapter, either slot 1 for a
6. Install the adapter:
Installing a low-profile adapter into slot 1
Complete the following steps to install the low-profile adapter:
on page 15.
10); then, and disconnect all power cords and external cables.
adapter cables before you install the adapter.
low-profile adapter or slot 2 for any type of adapter. See Figure 11 on page 20
for the locations of slot 1 and slot 2 on the system board.
v To install a low-profile adapter, continue with "Installing a low-profile adapter
into slot 1."
v To install an adapter in slot 2 go to "Installing an adapter into slot 2" on page
22.
1. Read Appendix B, "Safety information," on page 129 and "Installation
guidelines" on page 15.
Attention: When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to
avoid damage from static electricity (see "Handling static-sensitive devices" on
page 16).
2. Remove the expansion slot cover from slot 1. From the rear of the server,
push the slot 1 expansion cover to the left and then toward the inside of the
server. Remove the slot 1 expansion cover and store it in a safe place.
Note: You might have to use a coin or screwdriver to slide the expansion slot
cover to the left.
3. Remove the adapter from the static-protective package and set any jumpers or
switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter manufacturer.
4. Slide the I/O connector portion of the adapter through the slot 1 opening.
Attention: When you install an adapter, make sure that the adapter is
correctly seated in the connector before you turn on the server. An improperly
seated adapter might cause damage to the system board, the riser card, or the
adapter.
5. As you start inserting the adapter through the slot 1 opening, align the edge
connector on the low-profile adapter with the connector on the riser card.
Press the edge connector firmly into the riser-card connector. Make sure that
the adapter snaps into the riser card securely and the adapter is lying on top
of the low-profile adapter support.
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