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1-30 External I/O Expansion Unit for SPARC Enterprise M x 000 Servers Installation and Service Manual • April 2011
The post fits in a notch in the metal bracket of the PCI card (item 1 in
FIGURE 1-22
). If
you do not position the post in the notch, the card mounting bracket might bend, so
that the card lies at an angle on the carrier. The angle prevents the card from making
proper electrical contact with the socket in the I/O boat.
The tab (item 2 in
FIGURE 1-22
) fits in a notch at the bottom of the PCI card. The tab
helps to align the card when you install it in the carrier. (Note that some card types
might not have the notch).
Note –
The tab lifts the front of the card out of the card connector when you remove
the carrier from the I/O boat. If you cannot use a type C lock (
FIGURE 1-15
) to support
the bottom of the PCI card, the card alignment tab is the only point that can provide
support to lift the card out of the socket.
FIGURE 1-23
shows how the bracket fits over the card alignment post.