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Adapter installation, Start Options, Attention

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v The system scans PCI slot 1, the system board Ethernet, PCI slots 2 through 5, and then the system board SCSI channels A and B, if you have not changed the boot precedence from the default. You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to change the boot precedence for your server. Select Start Options from the Configuration/Setup Utility program main menu. Adapter installation Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. Adapter-retention bracket Expansion-slot cover Adapter Adapter support bracket retaining clip Adapter-support bracket To install an adapter: 1. Review the information in "Before you begin" on page 47 and "Safety information" on page 133. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables and power cords; then, remove the cover. See "Removing the cover, door, and bezel" on page 48 for details. 3. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter. Note: Check the instructions that come with the adapter for any requirements or restrictions. 4. Remove the expansion-slot cover: a. Press the arrow on the adapter-retention bracket release tab and remove the bracket. b. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the server. Store it in a safe place for future use. Attention: Expansion-slot covers must be installed in all vacant slots. This maintains the electronic emissions characteristics of the system and ensures proper cooling of system components. 5. Refer to the documentation that comes with the adapter for any cabling instructions. It might be easier for you to route any cables before you install the adapter. 6. Remove the adapter from the static-protective package. 56 Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 232, Type 8668

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v
The system scans PCI slot 1, the system board Ethernet, PCI slots 2 through 5,
and then the system board SCSI channels A and B, if you have not changed the
boot precedence from the default.
You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to change the boot
precedence for your server. Select
Start Options
from the Configuration/Setup
Utility program main menu.
Adapter installation
Note:
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Adapter-retention
bracket
Expansion-slot
cover
Adapter
Adapter support
bracket retaining clip
Adapter-support
bracket
To install an adapter:
1.
Review the information in “Before you begin” on page 47 and “Safety
information” on page 133.
2.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables
and power cords; then, remove the cover. See “Removing the cover, door, and
bezel” on page 48 for details.
3.
Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
Note:
Check the instructions that come with the adapter for any requirements
or restrictions.
4.
Remove the expansion-slot cover:
a.
Press the arrow on the adapter-retention bracket release tab and remove
the bracket.
b.
Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the server. Store it in a safe place for
future use.
Attention:
Expansion-slot covers must be installed in all vacant slots. This
maintains the electronic emissions characteristics of the system and ensures
proper cooling of system components.
5.
Refer to the documentation that comes with the adapter for any cabling
instructions. It might be easier for you to route any cables before you install
the adapter.
6.
Remove the adapter from the static-protective package.
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