IBM System x3300 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 383

Attention:
v Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the system board or the
adapter.
v If you are installing or removing an adaptor into or from PCI slot 4, you
have to press the release latch firstly as step 1 of the following illustration.
14. Close the adapter-retention bracket.
15. Perform any configuration tasks that are required for the adapter.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 104.
To replace an adapter on the PCI-X riser-card assembly, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins in Safety and "Installation guidelines"
on page 36.
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 24) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables from the server.
3. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover
facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
4. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see "Removing the left-side cover" on
page 39)
5. Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 41).
6. Remove the fan assembly (see "Removing the fan assembly" on page 42).
7. Remove the existing adaptor (see "Removing an adapter" on page 358).
Chapter 6. Removing and replacing components
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