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Installing an adapter
Complete the following steps to install an adapter:
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xSeries 335 Type 8676, Type 8830: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
1. Read "Safety information" on page 123 and "Installation guidelines" on
page 39.
2. Turn off the server and all attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power
cords; then, disconnect all external signal cables from the server.
3. Remove the server from the rack; then, remove the server cover (see
"Removing the cover and bezel" on page 46).
4. Determine which PCI-X slot you will use for the adapter.
5. On the rear panel, press the expansion-slot clip together to unlock the clip;
then, pull the clip out from the server until it stops. It remains loosely attached
to the server.
Adapter-retention
bracket
Alignment tab
Power-cord
module
Attention:
Avoid touching the components and gold-edge connectors on the
adapter. Ensure that the adapter is completely and correctly seated in the slot.
Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the system board or to the
adapter.
6. Remove the expansion slot cover from the slot.
7. To gain access to PCI-X slot 1, remove the power-cord module.
a. Press down on the retention clip at the front of the power-cord module and
slide the module toward the front of the server until the alignment tab is
free of the slot on the side of the server.
b. Lift the power-cord module out of the server as far as the power supply
cable permits and set it aside.
8. Install the adapter:
Attention:
When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to
avoid damage from static electricity. For information about handling these
devices, see "Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices" on page 126.
a. Remove the adapter from the static-protective package and set any
jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter
Expansion-slot
clip (adapter slot 1)
Retention clip
Expansion-slot
clip (adapter slot 2)
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