Riser-card
assembly
6. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the riser-card assembly.
7. Set the adapter and riser-card assembly aside.
8. Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-card assembly (see “Installing an
adapter”).
9. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter
manufacturer.
10. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of the
server and with the riser-card connectors on the system board; then, place
your thumbs on locations marked by the blue dots and press down on the
riser-card assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in
the connectors on the system board.
Installing an adapter
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change
switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
v The adapter slots are on the riser-card assembly. You must first remove the
riser-card assembly to access the adapter slots.
v The two PCI Express slots on the riser-card assembly support PCI Express x8
1.0a adapters.
v You can install one low-profile half-length adapter in expansion slot 1 and one
full-height, three-quarter length adapter in expansion slot 2.
v If you have installed an optional PCI-X riser-card assembly in the server, you can
install a full-height, three-quarter length PCI-X 64/133 MHz adapter in the PCI-X
slot on the riser-card assembly. The server does not support full-length adapters.
v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI Express
adapters so that you can install PCI Express adapters that do not support
sharing of interrupts.
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