IBM 8863 - eServer xSeries 366 Installation Manual page 34

1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. Remove the server cover and determine which PCI-X expansion slot you will
3. See the documentation that comes with the adapter for instructions on setting
4. Install the adapter:
5. Connect any required cables to the adapter.
If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 23.
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use for the adapter.
PCI-X retaining
PCI-X
bar
divider
jumpers or switches and for cabling.
Note: Route adapter cables before you install the adapter.
a. Open the blue adapter guide by lifting the front edge.
b. Push the orange adapter retention latch toward the rear of the server and
open the tab. The power LED for the slot turns off.
c. Remove the expansion-slot cover.
d. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and align it
with the connector on the PCI-X board.
e. If necessary, remove the adapter guide before installing a full-length adapter.
f. Press the adapter firmly into the adapter connector.
g. Push down on the blue PCI-X retaining bar to stabilize the adapter.
h. Close the tab; then, push down on the orange adapter retention latch until it
clicks into place, securing the adapter.
Attention Tab
LED
(yellow)
Power
LED
(green)
Adapter
retention
latch