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Riser card The following illustration shows the location of the adapter expansion slots on the riser card. Note: For clarity, the riser-card assembly is inverted in the illustrations. HTX adapter connector Riser card assembly Remote Slimline Adapter II connector To install an adapter, complete the following steps: 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 23. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and external cables (see "Turning off the server" on page 13). 3. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter. 4. If you are installing an adapter in slot 1, remove the riser-card assembly (see "Removing the riser-card assembly" on page 26). 5. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI low-profile expansion slot or the riser-card assembly expansion slot. 6. Install the adapter. The following illustration shows how to install an adapter in the riser-card assembly. Note: For clarity, the riser-card assembly is shown inverted in the following illustration. HTX adapter HTX riser card Riser card assembly Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 7. If you removed the riser-card assembly to install the adapter, align the riser-card assembly with the release-tab posts, rear guides, and connector; then, press the riser-card assembly firmly into the connector (see "Installing the riser-card assembly" on page 28). 32 System x3655 Type 7985: User's Guide

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Riser
card
The
following
illustration
shows
the
location
of
the
adapter
expansion
slots
on
the
riser
card.
Note:
For
clarity,
the
riser-card
assembly
is
inverted
in
the
illustrations.
Riser card
assembly
Remote Slimline
Adapter II connector
HTX adapter connector
To
install
an
adapter,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
23.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
peripheral
devices
and
disconnect
all
power
cords
and
external
cables
(see
“Turning
off
the
server”
on
page
13).
3.
Determine
which
expansion
slot
you
will
use
for
the
adapter.
4.
If
you
are
installing
an
adapter
in
slot
1,
remove
the
riser-card
assembly
(see
“Removing
the
riser-card
assembly”
on
page
26).
5.
Slide
the
expansion-slot
cover
out
of
the
PCI
low-profile
expansion
slot
or
the
riser-card
assembly
expansion
slot.
6.
Install
the
adapter.
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
an
adapter
in
the
riser-card
assembly.
Note:
For
clarity,
the
riser-card
assembly
is
shown
inverted
in
the
following
illustration.
Riser card assembly
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
HTX adapter
HTX riser card
7.
If
you
removed
the
riser-card
assembly
to
install
the
adapter,
align
the
riser-card
assembly
with
the
release-tab
posts,
rear
guides,
and
connector;
then,
press
the
riser-card
assembly
firmly
into
the
connector
(see
“Installing
the
riser-card
assembly”
on
page
28).
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System
x3655
Type
7985:
User’s
Guide