Installing an I/O expansion adapter
Use this information to install an I/O expansion adapter.
Before you begin
Before you install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page 487.
2. If the compute node is installed in an IBM Flex System chassis, remove it (see
“Removing a compute node from a chassis” on page 489 for instructions).
3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the
compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.
About this task
This component can be installed as an optional device or as a CRU. The
installation procedure is the same for the optional device and the CRU.
Procedure
To install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps.
Expansion
cover
Adapter
1. Remove the cover (see “Removing the compute node cover” on page 498).
2. Locate the I/O expansion connectors (see “System-board connectors” on page
16).
3. Remove the expansion cover ▌1▐ from the connector, if one is present.
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted
metal surface on the IBM Flex System chassis or any unpainted metal surface on
any other grounded rack component; then, remove the adapter from the
package.
5. Open the retention clips if they are closed.
6. Orient the connector on the expansion adapter with the I/O expansion
connector and alignment pins on the system board ▌2▐; then, press the adapter
into the I/O expansion connector.
7. Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the expansion adapter in the
connector and over the alignment pins.
8. Close the retention clips ▌3▐.
What to do next
After you install the I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps:
Chapter 7. Installing, removing, and replacing compute node components 525
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