IBM 7947E3U, User Manual

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The system scans devices in the following order, if you have not changed the
default boot precedence:
– Video Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (fixed)
– System board Ethernet 1 PXE (fixed)
– System board Ethernet 2 PXE (fixed)
– System board SAS (or RAID)
The following illustration shows the adapter connectors on the PCI riser-card
assembly.
To install a PCI adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 38.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables (see “Turning off the server” on page 22).
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 44).
4. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
5. If you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 1 or 2, remove PCI
riser-card assembly 1; if you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 3
or 4, remove PCI riser-card assembly 2. See “Removing a PCI riser-card
assembly” on page 46.
6. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI riser-card assembly expansion
slot.
PCI
riser-card
assembly
Expansion-slot
cover
Adapter
7. Install the adapter:
a. If the adapter is a full-length adapter for the upper expansion slot in the
riser card, remove the full-length-adapter bracket from underneath the top
of the riser-card assembly and insert it in the end of the upper expansion
slot of the riser-card assembly. See “Installing the full-length-adapter
bracket” on page 52 for instructions.
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