Lenovo ThinkServer - Installing or Removing the Ethernet Card

4.LocatethePCIcardyouwanttoremove.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage42.
5.Ifnecessary,removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothePCIcard.
DependingonthetypeofthePCIcard,youmightalsoneedtodisconnectanycablesfromthePCI
card,thesystemboard,andorthehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.
6.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthePCIcard.Then,graspthePCIcardbyitsedgesandcarefully
pullitoutofthePCIcardslot.
Note:ThePCIcardtstightlyintothePCIcardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthePCI
cardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.
Figure42.RemovingaPCIcard
7.InstallanewPCIcardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIcardslotbrackettocovertheplace.
See“InstallingaPCIcard”onpage93
.
8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage162.
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheEthernetcard.
InstallingtheEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage83.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheEthernetcardandhowtoinstalltheEthernetcard
driveronWindowsoperatingsystems.
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