IBM 8685 - eServer xSeries 255, Installation Manual

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6. Press the adapter-retention latch as indicated by the arrow to move the latch
to the unlocked (open) position.
7. Lift the adapter-retention tab on the top of the expansion-slot cover; then,
remove the expansion-slot cover.
8. If you are installing a full-length adapter, move the adapter locking lever to the
unlocked (open) position on the adapter-support bracket as indicated by the
arrow. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
9. If you need to set any jumpers or switches on the adapter, do so now.
10. Install the adapter in the slot; then, lower the adapter-retention tab over the top
corner of the adapter. When the adapter-retention tab is completely closed, the
adapter-retention latch snaps (locks) into place.
11. If you installed a full-length adapter, move the adapter locking lever to the
locked position on the adapter-support bracket.
12. Connect any needed cables to the adapter.
13. If you installed a hot-plug adapter or used the hot-add feature, enable the
PCI-X slot from your operating system. (See the documentation that comes
with your operating system for information about enabling a hot-plug PCI-X
slot.) Make sure that the power-on LED for the hot-plug PCI-X slot comes on.
If the power-on LED does not come on, see the
Hardware Maintenance
Manual and Troubleshooting Guide for additional information.
14. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, reinstall
the top cover. If you installed a non-hot-plug adapter, connect all cables and
power cords.
Cabling a RAID or SCSI adapter to the standard SCSI backplane
Complete the following steps to cable a single small computer system interface
(SCSI) channel on a RAID or SCSI adapter using the standard hot-swap drive SCSI
backplane.
Note: Some server configurations require using two channels. For more detailed
instructions and information, see the Option Installation Guide on the xSeries
Documentation CD.
1. Review the information beginning with “Safety” on page v through “Handling
static-sensitive devices” on page x.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables.
3. If your server is a tower model, continue with the next step.
If your server is a rack model and you have already installed the server in a
rack enclosure, you must disconnect the cable-management arm bracket from
the server. See the
Rack Installation Instructions on the xSeries
Documentation CD for details.
4. Remove the top cover.
5. Remove the air baffle.
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