IBM System x3650 M4 Type 7915, Installation And User Manual

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Stretching a PCI riser-card assembly
Note: It is not necessary to capture adaptor card with the full-length adaptor
bracket when installing half length adaptor cards.
If you are installing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot, you must
first stretch the PCI riser-card assembly.
1
2
To stretch the riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Orient the riser-card assembly as shown.
2. Rotate the thumb screw
1
, which is close by the PCI slot end,
counterclockwise and lengthen the PCI riser-card assembly
2
.
3. Fasten the thumbscrew.
4. Return to the adapter-installation instructions.
Shrinking a PCI riser-card assembly (for half-length adapters)
If you are removing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot and will
replace it with a shorter adapter or no adapter, you must shrink the full-length PCI
riser-card assembly.
1
2
To shrink the full-length PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Rotate the thumb screw
1
, which is far from the PCI slot end,
counterclockwise and shorten the PCI riser-card assembly
2
.
2. Fasten the thumbscrew.
3. Return to “Installing a PCI adapter” on page 60 or “Installing a PCI riser-card
assembly” on page 56, as applicable.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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