Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Installing an Adapter

Step7.FirmlypresstheDIMMstraightdownintotheconnectorbyapplyingpressureonbothendsofthe
DIMMsimultaneously.TheretainingclipssnapintothelockedpositionwhentheDIMMisfirmly
seatedintheconnector.
Note:IfthereisagapbetweentheDIMMandtheretainingclips,theDIMMhasnotbeencorrectly
inserted;opentheretainingclips,removetheDIMM,andthenreinsertit.
Ifyouhaveotherdevicestoinstallorremove,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingtheinstallation”
onpage97.
Installinganadapter
Usethisinformationtoinstallanadapter.
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesofadaptersthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallanadapter:
•Toconfirmthattheserversupportstheadapterthatyouareinstalling,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/
serverproven/.
•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
•Donotsetthemaximumdigitalvideoadapterresolutionabove1600x1200at75HzforanLCDmonitor.
Thisisthehighestresolutionthatissupportedforanyadd-onvideoadapterthatyouinstallintheserver.
•Avoidtouchingthecomponentsandgold-edgeconnectorsontheadapter.
•TheserverusesarotationalinterrupttechniquetoconfigurePCIadapterssothatyoucaninstallPCI
adaptersthatdonotsupportsharingofPCIinterrupts.
Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserverispowered-on
mightcausetheservertostop,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,
alwaysuseanelectrostatic-dischargewriststraporothergroundingsystemwhenworkinginsidethe
serverwiththepoweron.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagev
and“Installationguidelines”onpage29.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toinstallanadapter,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Carefullyturntheserveronitssidesothatitislyingflat,withthecoverfacingup.
Attention:Donotallowtheservertofallover.
Step2.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage188).
Step3.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage49).
Step4.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage188).
Step5.Seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterforanycablinginstructionsandinformation
aboutjumperorswitchsettings.(Itmightbeeasierforyoutoroutecablesbeforeyouinstall
theadapter.)
Step6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheadaptertoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceon
theserver;then,removetheadapterfromthepackage.
Step7.DeterminethePCIeslotintowhichyouwillinstalltheadapter.
Step8.Rotatetheadapter-retentionbracketstotheopenposition.
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