Installing Or Removing The Ethernet Card - Lenovo ThinkServer TS130 Hardware Maintenance Manual

7. Pivot the PCI card latch to the closed position to secure the PCI card.
Figure 14. Installing a PCI card
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 54.

Installing or removing the Ethernet card

Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding "Safety information"
on page iii and "Guidelines" on page 19.
This section provides instructions on how to install or remove the Ethernet card. Use any documentation that
came with the Ethernet card and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
To install or remove the Ethernet card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the server cover" on page 21.
3. Lay the server on its side for easier operation.
4. The Ethernet card is a kind of PCI card. See "Installing or replacing a PCI card" on page 24 and follow
those instructions to install or remove the Ethernet card.
5. If you are instructed to return the removed Ethernet card to the manufacturer, follow all packaging
instructions and use any packaging materials that are supplied to you for shipping.
If you are using the Microsoft Windows operating systems, you need to install the device driver for the
Ethernet card. To install the device driver on Windows operating systems, do the following:
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