Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Replacing an Adapter

Riser-card
assembly
Expansion slot 1
Expansion slot 2
Adapter
Adapter
Expansion-slot cover
Expansion-slot cover
Figure39.Adapterremoval
Step7.Installtheexpansion-slotcoveronthePCIriser-cardassembly.
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacinganadapter
Usethisinformationtoreplaceanadapter.
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesofadaptersthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallanadapter:
•Toconfirmthattheserversupportstheadapterthatyouareinstalling,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/
serverproven/.
•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
•TheadapterslotsareonthePCIriser-cardassembly.YoumustfirstremovethePCIriser-cardassembly
toaccesstheadapterslots.
•TheexpansionslotsonthePCIriser-cardassemblyaccommodatethevariousformfactorsofthe
non-hot-plugadaptersasfollows:
–Expansionslot1:Low-profilewith2Ubracket(thisslotisdedicatedforServeRAID-10ilv2SAS/SATA
controller)
–Expansionslot2:Full-height,half-length
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