Installing a Non-Hot-Plug Adapter

Installing a Non-Hot-Plug Adapter

This section gives the procedure for installing a non-hot-plug adapter. If you want to remove a non-hot-plug adapter, reverse the steps.

Before you begin:

•  Read 'Safety Information'.
•  Read the documentation that comes with the option.

To install a non-hot-plug adapter:

1.  Turn off the server and peripheral devices and  disconnect all external cables and power cords (see 'Preparing to Install Options'), then  remove the top cover (see 'Top Cover Removal').
2.  Determine which expansion slot you will use for the  adapter.

   Note:  Check the instructions that come with the adapter  for any requirements or restrictions.

3.  Remove the expansion-slot cover -2-
    If you are installing an adapter in PCI slot 1, 2, 3, or 4:
   1.  See the illustration in 'Hot-Plug PCI Adapter Installation'  for operation of the adapter retention latch on the end of the  slot near the rear of the server.
   2.  Rotate the adapter retention latch  counterclockwise.
   3.  Lift the tab covering the top of the  expansion-slot cover and remove  expansion-slot cover from the server. Store  it in a safe place for future use.

    If you are installing an adapter in PCI slot 5 or 6 or in the ISA slot:

   1.  Remove the screw -1- on the top of the  expansion-slot cover -2-.
   2.  Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the server.
   3.  Store these items in a safe place for future use.

      Expansion-slot covers must be installed on all  vacant slots. This maintains the electromagnetic  emissions characteristics of the system and  ensures proper cooling of system components.

4.  Refer to the documentation that comes with the  adapter for any cabling instructions. It might be  easier for you to route any cables before you install  the adapter.
5.  Remove the adapter from the static-protective  package.

   Note:  Avoid touching the components and gold-edge  connectors on the adapter.

6.  Place the adapter, component-side up, on a flat,  static-protective surface.
7.  Set any jumpers or switches as described by the  adapter manufacturer.
8.  Install the adapter:
   1.  Carefully grasp the adapter -3- by its top edge  or upper corners, and align it with the expansion  slot on the system board.
   2.  Press the adapter firmly into the expansion slot.

         When you install an adapter in the server,  be sure that it is completely and correctly  seated in the system-board connector before  you apply power. Incomplete insertion might  cause damage to the system board or the  adapter.

9.  If you are installing an adapter in PCI slots 1, 2, 3, or 4:
   1.  Refer to the illustration in 'Hot-Plug PCI Adapter Installation'  for operation of the  adapter retention latch on the end of the slot  near the rear of the server.
   2.  Lower the tab on the adapter guide over the tab  on the top corner of the adapter. Rotate the  adapter retention latch clockwise until it snaps  into place.

    If you are installing an adapter in PCI slots 5 or 6 or  in the ISA slot:

   1.  Align the rounded notch in the retaining bracket  with the threaded hole in the expansion-slot  frame. The retaining bracket on the adapter fits  into the space that was occupied by the  expansion-slot cover.
   2.  Insert the expansion-slot screw -3- that you  removed earlier into the threaded hole, and push  the rounded notch up against the screw.
   3.  Tighten the expansion-slot screw firmly.

      Note:  The expansion slot also has an adapter  retention latch -4- at the end of the slot  toward the middle of the server. To remove  the adapter, you need to push this adapter  retention latch -4- away from the adapter  until the top edge of the adapter is past the latch.

10.  Connect any needed cables to the adapter.
11.  If you have other options to install or remove, do so  now, otherwise, go to Completing the Installation.

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