•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
•Anyhigh-definitionvideo-outconnectororstereoconnectoronanyadd-onvideoadapterisnot
supported.
•Theserverdoesnotsupportlegacy5VPCIadapters.
Toinstallanadapter,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpage“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage30.
Step2.Turnofftheserver(see“Turningofftheserver”onpage19)andallattachedperipheraldevices.
Disconnectallpowercords;then,disconnectallexternalcablesfromtheserver.
Step3.Removetheservertopcover(see“Removingtheservertopcover”onpage32).
Step4.Rotatethehot-swaprearharddiskdrivecageup(see“Rotatingthehot-swaprearharddisk
drivecageup”onpage34.
Step5.RemovethePCIriser-cardassembly(see“RemovingaPCIriser-cardassembly”onpage34.
Step6.Determinewhichexpansionslotyouwillusefortheadapter.
Step7.ThefollowingstepsillustratetheprocedureofinstallinganadapteronthePCIriser-cardassemblies:
•ForPCIriser-cardassembly1:
1.Rotatetheretentionlatchtotheopenposition.InserttheadapterintothePCIriser-card
assembly,aligningtheedgeconnectorontheadapterwiththeconnectoronthePCI
riser-cardassembly.PresstheedgeoftheconnectorfirmlyintothePCIriser-cardassembly.
MakesurethattheadaptersnapsintothePCIriser-cardassemblysecurely.
2.Rotatetheretentionlatchtothecloseposition.Makesuretheretentionlatchengages
theadaptersecurely.
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