1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
3. Press down on the left and right side latches and slide the server out of the rack
4. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly that contains the adapter (see "Removing
5. Disconnect any cables from the adapter (make note of the cable routing, in case
6. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the
7. If the adapter is a full-length adapter in the upper expansion slot of the PCI
8. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and
Installing a PCI adapter in a PCI riser-card assembly
To ensure that a ServeRAID-10i, ServeRAID-10is, or ServeRAID-10M adapter
works correctly in your server, make sure that the adapter firmware is at the latest
level.
Important: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code
updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code
is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
Some high end video adapters are supported by your server. See
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for more information.
Notes:
1. If you are installing a video adapter in your server, do not set the maximum
on page 169.
external cables.
enclosure until both slide rails lock; then, remove the cover (see "Removing the
cover" on page 177).
a PCI riser-card assembly" on page 188).
v If you are removing an adapter from PCI expansion slot 1 or 2, remove PCI
riser-card assembly 1.
v If you are removing an adapter from PCI expansion slot 3 or 4, remove PCI
riser-card assembly 2.
you reinstall the adapter later).
adapter from the PCI expansion slot.
riser-card assembly and you do not intend to replace it with another full-length
adapter, remove the full-length-adapter bracket and store it on the underside of
the top of the PCI riser-card assembly.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
digital video resolution above 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz for an LCD monitor. This is
the highest resolution supported for any video adapter in this server.
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