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External I/O Expansion Unit for SPARC Enterprise M
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000 Servers Installation and Service Manual • April 2011
Caution –
Do not allow the rear of the I/O boat to drop. The connector at the rear of
the boat can be damaged if it strikes the edge of the slot.
Do not rest an I/O boat vertically. The plastic electrical connector on the back is
breakable.
A pivoting flap behind the I/O boat drops down to prevent loss of cooling air.
9. Insert the replacement I/O boat into the I/O boat slot.
The pivoting flap automatically swings up and out of the way.
10. Lock the I/O boat in place with the two captive screws at the top of the boat.
11. Remove the link carrier from slot 0 in the old I/O boat.
The link carrier is labelled
Link 0
.
a. Loosen the carrier locking screw on the carrier handle.
b. Pull the carrier handle out fully.
Caution –
Pulling the carrier handle raises the carrier plate. If the carrier moves
forward before the carrier plate is completely raised, the plastic locator bar
(
) might be damaged by hitting the lower front edge of the I/O boat.
c. Pull the carrier out of the carrier slot.
12. Install the link carrier in the slot marked
Link 0
in the new I/O boat:
a. Pull the carrier handle into the fully open position to raise the carrier plate.
b. Carefully place the carrier in the card guides at the top and bottom of the
carrier slot in the I/O boat.
c. Press on the metal front panel of the carrier to push the carrier fully into the
carrier slot.
Caution –
Do not press the plastic carrier handle during
. If you press the
handle, the PCI card and the sliding carrier plate might suddenly fall, breaking the
plastic locator bar (
) by hitting it against the lower edge of the I/O boat.
d. Push the carrier handle into the closed position.
This action seats the PCI card in the card socket.
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