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1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 7. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables and power cords; then, remove the side cover. See "Removing the side cover" on page 10. 3. Follow the cabling instructions, if any, that come with the adapter. Route the adapter cables before you install the adapter. 4. Follow the instructions that come with the adapter to set jumpers or switches, if any. 5. Rotate the rear adapter-retention bracket to the open (unlocked) position and remove it from the server. 6. Remove the screw that secures the expansion-slot cover to the chassis. Store the expansion-slot cover and screw in a safe place for future use. Note: Expansion-slot covers must be installed on all vacant slots. This maintains the electronic emissions standards of the server and ensures proper ventilation of server components. 7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the server. Then, remove the adapter from the static-protective package. Avoid touching the components and gold-edge connectors on the adapter. 8. If you are installing a full-length adapter, remove the blue adapter guide (if any) from the end of the adapter. Adapter guide 9. Carefully grasp the adapter by the top edge or upper corners, and align it with the expansion-slot guides; then, press the adapter firmly into the expansion slot. Move the adapter directly from the static-protective package to the expansion slot. Attention: Make sure that the adapter is correctly seated in the expansion slot before you turn on the server. Incomplete installation of an adapter might damage the system board or the adapter. 10. Install an expansion-slot screw at the rear of the adapter. 11. If you are installing a full-length adapter, press on the release lever on the right side of the front adapter-retention bracket to release the retaining tab on the left side of the bracket. 12. Connect required cables to the adapter. Route cables so that they do not block the flow of air from the fans. Chapter 2. Installing options 27

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1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
7.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
peripheral
devices
and
disconnect
all
external
cables
and
power
cords;
then,
remove
the
side
cover.
See
“Removing
the
side
cover”
on
page
10.
3.
Follow
the
cabling
instructions,
if
any,
that
come
with
the
adapter.
Route
the
adapter
cables
before
you
install
the
adapter.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
set
jumpers
or
switches,
if
any.
5.
Rotate
the
rear
adapter-retention
bracket
to
the
open
(unlocked)
position
and
remove
it
from
the
server.
6.
Remove
the
screw
that
secures
the
expansion-slot
cover
to
the
chassis.
Store
the
expansion-slot
cover
and
screw
in
a
safe
place
for
future
use.
Note:
Expansion-slot
covers
must
be
installed
on
all
vacant
slots.
This
maintains
the
electronic
emissions
standards
of
the
server
and
ensures
proper
ventilation
of
server
components.
7.
Touch
the
static-protective
package
that
contains
the
adapter
to
any
unpainted
metal
surface
on
the
server.
Then,
remove
the
adapter
from
the
static-protective
package.
Avoid
touching
the
components
and
gold-edge
connectors
on
the
adapter.
8.
If
you
are
installing
a
full-length
adapter,
remove
the
blue
adapter
guide
(if
any)
from
the
end
of
the
adapter.
Adapter guide
9.
Carefully
grasp
the
adapter
by
the
top
edge
or
upper
corners,
and
align
it
with
the
expansion-slot
guides;
then,
press
the
adapter
firmly
into
the
expansion
slot.
Move
the
adapter
directly
from
the
static-protective
package
to
the
expansion
slot.
Attention:
Make
sure
that
the
adapter
is
correctly
seated
in
the
expansion
slot
before
you
turn
on
the
server.
Incomplete
installation
of
an
adapter
might
damage
the
system
board
or
the
adapter.
10.
Install
an
expansion-slot
screw
at
the
rear
of
the
adapter.
11.
If
you
are
installing
a
full-length
adapter,
press
on
the
release
lever
on
the
right
side
of
the
front
adapter-retention
bracket
to
release
the
retaining
tab
on
the
left
side
of
the
bracket.
12.
Connect
required
cables
to
the
adapter.
Route
cables
so
that
they
do
not
block
the
flow
of
air
from
the
fans.
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
27