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9. If you are not replacing the adapter, install an expansion-slot cover in the
expansion-slot opening.
10. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Installing an adapter
For information about the types of adapters that the server supports and other
information that you might consider when you install an adapter, see the
Installation
and User’s Guide . For the locations of the expansion slots and optional-device
connectors see “System-board optional-devices connectors” on page 18.
Note: If you are installing Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 (part
number 49Y4240), you can only install the adaptor in slot 1 or slot 2.
To install a replacement adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Check the instructions that come with the adapter for any requirements,
restrictions, or cabling instructions. It might be easier to route cables before
you install the adapter.
2. Follow the instructions that come with the adapter to set jumpers or switches, if
any.
3. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted
metal surface on the server. Then, remove the adapter from the
static-protective package. Avoid touching the components and gold-edge
connectors on the adapter.
4. If you are installing a full-length adapter, remove the blue adapter guide (if any)
from the end of the adapter.
Adapter guide
5. Open the rear retention bracket.
6. Carefully grasp the adapter by the top edge or upper corner, and move the
adapter directly from the static-protective package to the expansion slot. Align
the adapter with the expansion slot guides; then, press the adapter firmly into
the expansion slot. For a full-length adapter, make sure that the front edge of
the adapter is correctly seated in the correct slot in the front adapter-retention
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