Lenovo ThinkServer RD640 - Page 107

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage77.
4.Removetherisercardassembly2andlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly2”onpage157
.
Note:UsuallyEthernetcard(s)areinstalledontherisercardassembly2.AnEthernetcardalsocan
beinstalledinanyPCIExpresscardslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage27to
identifythePCIExpresscardslotsofyourserver.
5.LocateanappropriatePCIExpresscardslotforinstallingtheEthernetcardandthenremovethePCI
Expresscardslotbracketfromtherisercardassembly.Storethebracketintheeventthatyoulater
removetheEthernetcardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.
Figure53.RemovingaPCIExpresscardslotbracket
6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheEthernetcardoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheEthernetcardbyitsedges.
7.IfyouwanttoinstallanEthernetcardintotheslotforalow-profilecard,youmightneedtoreplace
thefull-heightbracketfortheEthernetcardwiththelow-profilebracketcontainedintheEthernet
cardpackagebydoingthefollowing:
Note:Dependingonthespecifictype,theEthernetcardanditsbracketmightlookdifferentfromthe
followingillustrations.
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