Attention:Donotallowtheservertofallover.
Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage184).
Step3.Seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterforanycablinginstructionsandinformation
aboutjumperorswitchsettings.(Itmightbeeasierforyoutoroutecablesbeforeyouinstall
theadapter.)
Step4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheadaptertoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceon
theserver;then,removetheadapterfromthepackage.
Step5.LocatePCIslot1whichyouwillinstalltheadapterinto.
Step6.Rotatetheadapter-retentionbracketsonthePCI-Xbrackettotheopenposition.
Note:Removetheexpansion-slotcoverifitisinstalledonthePCI-Xbracketandsaveitfor
futureuse.
Adapter
Adapter
connectors
Expansion-slot
cover
Figure133.Rotatetheadapter-retentionbracketstotheopenposition
Step7.RemovethePCIslotfiller,ifinstalled.Keepthefillerinasafeplaceforpotentialfutureuse.
Step8.Presstheadapterfirmlyintotheexpansionslot.
Attention:Incompleteinsertionmightcausedamagetothesystemboardortheadapter.
Step9.Closetheadapter-retentiononthePCI-Xbracket.
Step10.Connecttheadaptercables(see“Internalcableroutingandconnectors”onpage312).
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