Replacing An Adapter - IBM System x3530 M4 Installation And Service Manual

8. Place the adapter on a flat, static-protective surface.
9. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions,

Replacing an adapter

Notes:
v The instructions in this section apply to any supported adapter (for example,
v See "Installing an adapter" on page 46 for additional notes and information that
v
v Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on
To replace an adapter, complete the following steps:
Attention: When you install an adapter, make sure that the adapter is correctly
seated in the PCI riser-card assembly and that the PCI riser-card assembly is
securely seated in the riser-card connector on the system board before you turn on
the server. An incorrectly seated adapter might cause damage to the system board,
the PCI riser-card assembly, or the adapter.
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and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
video graphics adapters or network adapters).
you must consider when you install an adapter in the server.
Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at
75 Hz for an LCD monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for
any add-on video adapter that you install in the server.
video adapter is not supported
1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and "Installation
guidelines" on page 30.
2. Follow the cabling instructions, if any come with the adapter. Route the
adapter cables before you install the adapter.
3. Installing an adapter in PCI riser-card assembly 1:
Insert the adapter into the PCI riser-card assembly, aligning the edge
connector on the adapter with the connector on the PCI riser-card assembly.
Press the edge of the connector firmly into the PCI riser-card assembly. Make
sure that the adapter snaps into the riser-card assembly securely.