
– System board Ethernet 2 PXE (fixed)
– System board SAS (or RAID)
The following illustration shows the adapter connectors on the PCI riser-card
assembly.
1 Adapter
2 PCI riser-card assembly
3 Adapter connectors
To install a PCI adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 33.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables (see “Turning off the server” on page 31).
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 37).
4. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
5. If you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 1 or 2, remove PCI
riser-card assembly 1; if you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 3
or 4, remove PCI riser-card assembly 2. See “Removing a PCI riser-card
assembly” on page 42.
6. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI riser-card assembly expansion
slot.
1 Adapter
2 Expansion slot cover
3 PCI riser-card assembly
7. Install the adapter:
a. 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
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