IBM xSeries 235, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

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a. If you are installing a full-length adapter, remove the blue adapter guide (if
any) from the end of the adapter.
Adapter guide
b. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and align it
with the expansion slot on the system board.
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. Press the adapter firmly into the expansion slot.
Note: If the server is subject to excessive movement or vibration, you can
secure the adapter with a screw: insert one of the backup
expansion-slot screws (stored next to slot 1) through the top of the
adapter bracket into the screw hole to secure the adapter before
proceeding to the next step.
d. Lower the adapter-retention latch over the top corner of the adapter. In slot
5 or 6, make sure the latch is in the locked (closed) position.
11. If you installed a full-length adapter, close the adapter-retention clip on the
adapter-support bracket. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
12. Connect any needed cables to the adapter.
Attention: When you route the cables, do not block the ventilated space
around any of the fans.
13. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to
“Installing the server bezel and left-side cover (tower model)” on page 96 or
“Installing the server bezel and top cover (rack configuration)” on page 99.
Cabling example for a ServeRAID controller
You can install an optional IBM ServeRAID controller in your server to control the
internal hot-swap hard disk drives. A ServeRAID controller can, for example, enable
you to configure the internal hot-swap hard disk drives into disk arrays. The
illustrations in this section show the cabling for internal hot-swap hard disk drives.
You can also cable a ServeRAID adapter to external hard disk drives. See your
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