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ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanEthernetcard.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecictype,theEthernetcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstallanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage83.
4.Removetherisercardassembly2andlayitupsidedownonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly2”onpage161.
Note:UsuallyEthernetcard(s)areinstalledontherisercardassembly2.AnEthernetcardalsocan
beinstalledinanyPCIExpresscardslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage26to
identifythePCIExpresscardslotsofyourserver.
5.LocateanappropriatePCIExpresscardslotforinstallingtheEthernetcardandthenremovethePCI
Expresscardslotbracketfromtherisercardassembly.Storethebracketintheeventthatyoulater
removetheEthernetcardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.
Figure73.RemovingaPCIExpresscardslotbracket
6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheEthernetcardoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheEthernetcardbyitsedges.
7.IfyouwanttoinstallanEthernetcardintotheslotforalow-prolecard,youmightneedtoreplace
thefull-heightbracketfortheEthernetcardwiththelow-prolebracketcontainedintheEthernet
cardpackagebydoingthefollowing:
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware115