IBM P 615 series, Service Manual

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16. When you are instructed to install the adapter in the adapter slot, carefully grasp the adapter by the
edges and align the adapter in the slot guides. Insert the adapter fully into the adapter slot connector.
If you are installing a full-length adapter, ensure that both ends of the adapter engage the card
guides.
17. Lower the tab onto the PCI adapter faceplate. Rotate the adapter locking latch clockwise until it
covers the tab at approximately a 45-degree angle. See the following illustration.
1
2
3
4
5
1 Model 6C3 or Model 6E3 4 Adapter Retainer Assembly (retainer seat
down and the locking latch in the locked
position)
2 Adapter Retainer Assembly (in the unlocked
position)
5 PCI adapter faceplate (dotted lines)
3 Adapter Retainer Assembly (retainer seat
down and the locking latch in the unlocked
position)
18. If you are installing a short adapter, continue to the next step.
If you are installing a long adapter, do the following:
a. Close and latch the PCI adapter light-pipe plate attached to the fan tray.
b. Note the guide grooves located toward the front of the system in the disk drive backplane, and
align the adapter properly.
19. Connect the adapter cables.
20. On a Model 6C3, route the cables through the cable-management arm.
21. Replace the service access cover as described in “Replacing the Model 6C3 Service Access Cover”
on page 288 or “Replacing the Model 6E3 Service Access Cover” on page 289.
22. Return the system to the operating position as described in “Returning the Model 6C3 to the
Operating Position” on page 285 or “Placing the Model 6E3 into the Service and Operating Position”
on page 286.
23. On a Model 6C3, close the rear rack door.
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