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Installing a hot-plug adapter (slot 6)
You do not have to turn off the server to install a hot-plug adapter in slot 6.
However, you must turn off the server when performing any steps that involve
installing or removing cables.
The following illustration shows how to install a PCI or PCI-X hot-plug adapter.
Adapter-
retention
latch
Complete the following steps to install a hot-plug PCI or PCI-X adapter:
Tab
Adapter
1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii, and "Installation guidelines"
on page 7.
2. Remove the cover.
3. Open the adapter-retention latch and remove the expansion-slot cover.
Attention:
Expansion slot covers must be installed on all empty slots. This
maintains the electronic emissions characteristics of the server and ensures
proper cooling of system components.
4. If you are installing a full-length adapter, remove the blue adapter guide (if any)
from the end of the adapter; then, lift the adapter-retention clip on the
adapter-support bracket. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
PCI-X
divider
Adapter-
retention
clip
Adapter-support
bracket
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