IBM 866011U - Netfinity 5500 - 8660, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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b. Lift the tab
.1/
covering the top of the
expansion-slot cover
.3/
and remove
expansion-slot cover from the server. Store it in
a safe place for future use.
Attention
Expansion-slot covers must be installed on
all vacant slots. This maintains the
electromagnetic emissions characteristics of
the system and ensures proper cooling of
system components.
5. Refer to the documentation that comes with the
adapter for any cabling instructions. It might be
easier for you to route any cables before you install
the adapter.
6. Remove the adapter from the static-protective
package.
Note
Avoid touching the components and gold-edge
connectors on the adapter.
7. Place the adapter, component-side up, on a flat,
static-protective surface.
8. Install the adapter
.7/
:
a. Carefully grasp the adapter
.7/
by its top edge
or upper corners, and align it with the expansion
slot on the system board.
b. Press the adapter
firmly into the expansion slot.
Attention
When you install an adapter in the server,
be sure that it is completely and correctly
seated in the system board connector.
Incomplete insertion might cause damage to
the system board or the adapter.
c. Lower the tab
.1/
over the tab on the top corner
of adapter. Rotate the adapter retention latch
.2/
clockwise until it snaps into place.
Note
The expansion slot also has an adapter
retention latch
.8/
at the end of the slot
toward the middle of the server. To remove
the adapter, you need to push this adapter
retention latch
.8/
away from the adapter
until the top edge of the adapter is past the
latch.
9. Connect any needed cables to the adapter.
10. Enable the PCI slot from the operating system.
(Refer to the documentation that comes with the
operating system for information about enabling a
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