Lenovo x3250 m6 - Installing an Adapter

Step4.Disconnectcablesfromtheadapter.
Step5.CarefullygrasptheadapterbyitstopedgeandremovetheadapterfromthePCIriser-card
assembly.
Figure42.Adapterremoval
Step6.Completethepartsreplacement.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage172.
Installinganadapter
Thefollowingtipsdescribethetypesofadaptersthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthatyou
mustconsiderwhenyouinstallanadapter:
•Toconfirmthattheserversupportstheadapterthatyouareinstalling,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/
•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
•ToensurethatanyofyouradaptersfunctionproperlyonUEFI-basedservers,makesurethattheadapter
firmwareandsupportingdevicedriversareupdatedtothelatestversion.
•TheadapterslotsareonthePCIriser-cardassembly.YoumustfirstremovethePCIriser-cardassembly
toaccesstheadapterslots1and2.
–1DedicatedtoServeRAIDM1210SAS/SATAController
–2SupportonePCIExpressGen3x8half-length,full-heightadapter
Figure43.PCIriser-cardassembly
Notes:
•Ifyouradapterwaspreviouslyconfigured,backuporrecorditsconfigurationinformation,ifpossible,
beforereplacingtheadapter.Seethedocumentationforyouradapterforinformationandinstructions.
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