Removing The Cover; Installing An Adapter - IBM 8836 - Eserver xSeries 306 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

Removing the cover

Complete the following steps to remove the cover:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page 83 and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices (see "Turning off the server" on
3. Disconnect all external cables and the power cord.
4. Loosen the captive screw on the rear of the cover.
5. Slide the cover back and off the server.

Installing an adapter

The following notes describe the types of adapters that your server supports and
other information that you must consider when installing an adapter:
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v Your server comes with two peripheral component interconnect-extended (PCI-X)
v There are two 64-bit 66 MHz PCI-X slots.
v You can install one low profile half-length adapter in expansion slot 1 and one
v Your server supports 3.3 V or universal adapters.
v Your server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI-X adapters so
v The server scans PCI-X slots to assign system resources. If you have not
v The optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II can be installed only in PCI-X slot 2.
v You can install an optional RAID controller in your server to control the internal
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instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you need to change
the switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
adapter slots located on the riser-card assembly. You must first remove the
riser-card assembly to access the PCI-X connectors.
full-height three-quarter-length adapter in expansion slot 2.
that you can install PCI-X adapters that do not support sharing of PCI-X
interrupts.
changed the default startup sequence, the server starts devices in the following
order: the CD-ROM and diskette drives first; then, PCI-X slot 2, PCI-X slot 1, and
the integrated Ethernet controllers.
hard disk drives, for example, to enable you to configure the internal hard disk
Captive screw