IBM eserver xSeries 350, User Reference Manual

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IBM® xSeries 350: User’s Reference
8. Install the adapter:
a. Carefully grasp the adapter 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 over the top corner of the adapter. Rotate the adapter-retention
latch clockwise until it snaps into place.
9. Connect any needed cables to the adapter.
10. Enable the PCI slot from your operating system. (Refer to the documentation that
comes with your operating system for information about enabling a hot-plug PCI
slot.) Make sure that the power-on light for the hot-plug PCI slot comes on.
11. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to
“Installing the server top cover and bezel” on page 62.
Cabling the ServeRAID adapter
You can install an optional IBM ServeRAID adapter in your server to control the
internal hot-swap hard disk drives (that is, so that you can configure the internal hot-
swap hard disk drives into disk arrays). To do this, you must turn off the server,
disconnect the internal SCSI cable from the integrated SCSI controller on the system
board, and connect the cable to a ServeRAID adapter. Refer to your ServeRAID
adapter option documentation for complete instructions on installing a ServeRAID
adapter in your server. Refer to the Using IBM ServeRAID book on the Documentation
CD for information on ServeRAID adapters and controllers.
Expansion-slot cover
Power-on light Adapter
Adapter
retention
cover
Adapter
retention
latch
Tab
Plastic
dividers