Installing or Removing ISA and PCI Adapters

Installing or Removing ISA and PCI Adapters

This section gives the procedure for installing an ISA or PCI adapter. If you want to remove an ISA or PCI adapter, reverse the order of the following steps. If you need to install an AGP adapter in the dedicated AGP slot connector, go to Installing or Removing AGP Adapters.

Notes:

1.  See Input/output Connectors  for an illustration of the expansion slots on the rear of the server.
2.  If you install an ISA legacy adapter, set the  resources to [ISA Resource]; this reserves the  resources for the legacy adapter and prevents  the BIOS from using these resources for the  system or other adapters. If you remove an  adapter, reassign the system resources as [Available] for ISA legacy adapters. See ISA Legacy Resources.
3.  To install some adapters, especially full-length  adapters, you might need to remove the bottom  cover, the system board, and the front fan.

•  Read Safety Information.
•  Read the documentation that comes with the option.
•  Read Accessing the System Board.

1.  Review the instructions that come with the adapter to  determine if it must be installed in an ISA or PCI  expansion slot; otherwise, use any empty,  bus-compatible slot.
2.  Remove the server side cover (see Disconnecting Cables and Removing the Side Cover).
3.  If necessary, remove the bottom cover (see Bottom Cover).
4.  Remove the screw and bracket.
5.  Remove the appropriate expansion-slot cover:
   1.  Remove the expansion-slot screw on the top of the expansion-slot cover.
   2.  Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the server.
   3.  Store the expansion-slot cover in a safe place for future use.
6.  Touch the static-protective package that contains the  adapter to any unpainted  metal surface on the server;  then, remove the adapter from the package.
7.  Install the adapter into the appropriate slot on the riser card.  You might have to remove the system board and the  front fan in order to slide the adapter into the slot.  See Front Fan and System Board Illustration 8476 / 8477.

   Note:  The components of a PCI adapter face down toward the system board,  and the components of an ISA adapter face up. If a component in the  server or on the adapter interferes with the installation, use another slot.

8.  Install the bracket and the screw.
9.  If you installed a network adapter that uses Wake on  LAN or Alert on LAN, attach the cable from the riser  card to the adapter. See ISA and PCI Adapters  to locate the Wake on LAN or Alert on LAN  connector. If you installed a modem and want to use  Modem Wakeup, see ISA and PCI Adapters  to locate the Modem Wakeup connector on the riser card.
10.  If you removed the bottom cover, the front fan, or the  system board, replace them.  See Front Fan, System Board 8476 / 8477, and Bottom Cover.
11.  If necessary, connect any internal cables to the  adapter. Refer to the documentation that comes with the option.
12.  If you installed an ISA legacy adapter, go to ISA Legacy Resources  to assign system resources.
13.  If you want to install or remove any other options, do so now.  Otherwise, go to Completing the Installation.

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