Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage182).
Step3.Seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterforanycablinginstructionsandinformation
aboutjumperorswitchsettings.(Itmightbeeasierforyoutoroutecablesbeforeyouinstall
theadapter.)
Step4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheadaptertoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceon
theserver;then,removetheadapterfromthepackage.
Step5.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage188).
Step6.DeterminethePCIslotintowhichyouwillinstalltheadapter.
Step7.Pressdowntheadapter-retentionbracketstotheopenposition.
Expansion
slot cover
Adapter
Bracket
Back View
Figure137.Rotatetheadapter-retentionbracketstotheopenposition
Step8.Removetheexpansionslotcover,ifinstalled.Keeptheslotcoverinasafeplaceforpotential
futureuse.
Step9.Presstheadapterfirmlyintotheexpansionslot.
Attention:Incompleteinsertionmightcausedamagetothesystemboardortheadapter.
Step10.Closetheadapter-retentionbracket.
Step11.Connecttheadaptercables(see“Internalcableroutingandconnectors”onpage33).
Step12.Performanyconfigurationtasksthatarerequiredfortheadapter.
Step13.Reinstalltheairbaffle(see“Replacingtheairbaffle”onpage189).
Step14.Installandlocktheleft-sidecover(see“Installingtheleft-sidecover”onpage183).
Ifyouhavereplacedaservercomponentorinstalledanoptionaldeviceintheserver,youneedtoreconnect
thepowercordsandallexternalcables,andturnontheserverandperipheraldevices.
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