Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Installing or Removing an Ethernet Card

6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheexpandercardisinstalledin
theshorterslot.Disconnectcablesfromtheexpandercard.Then,grasptheexpandercardbyitsedges
andcarefullypullitoutofthePCIExpresscardslot.
Note:TheexpandercardmightfittightlyintothePCIExpresscardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemoving
eachsideoftheexpandercardasmallandequalamountuntilitisremovedfromtheslot.
Figure73.Removingtheexpandercard
7.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:
•Installanewexpandercardtoreplacetheoldoneandreconnectcables.See“Installingthe
expandercard”onpage117
.
•InstallaPCIExpresscardslotbrackettocovertheplaceandreconnectcables.See“Connectingthe
cables”onpage48.
8.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage183.
9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldexpandercard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206.Then,you
mightneedtoreconfigureRAIDforyourserver.See“ConfiguringRAID”onpage76.
InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveanEthernetcard.Ifyouareinstallingorremoving
anyothertypesofsupportedPCIExpresscards,theprocedureissimilar.
Note:TheEthernetcardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage88
firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
InstallinganEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage87.
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