PCI
riser-card
assembly
(in long position)
Adapter
Adapter
connectors
PCI
riser-card
assembly
(in short position)
Adapter
Adapter
connectors
Full-length
adapter
bracket
Full-length
adapter
bracket
To install a PCI adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 40.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables (see “Turning off the server” on page 28).
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 54).
4. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
5. If you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 1, 2, or 3, remove PCI
riser-card assembly 1; if you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 4,
5, or 6, remove PCI riser-card assembly 2. See “Removing a PCI riser-card
assembly” on page 55.
6. Rotate the bracket out of the way.
7. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI riser-card assembly expansion
slot.
PCI
riser-card
assembly
Adapter
Adapter
connectors
Expansion-slot
cover
Bracket
Full-length
adapter
bracket
8. Install the adapter:
a. For riser 1: if the adapter is a full-length adapter for the upper expansion
slot in the riser card, remove the full-length-adapter bracket from
underneath the top of the riser-card assembly and insert it in the end of the
upper expansion slot of the riser-card assembly. See “Stretching a PCI
riser-card assembly” on page 59 for instructions.
b. For riser 2: if the adapter is a full-length adapter for the upper expansion
slot in the riser card, the bracket is on the cage by default. Insert it in the
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