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4. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, non-conductive surface. Cover-release button 5. Press the cover-release button. 6. Slide the cover back approximately 1.27 cm (0.5 inches); then, lift it off the server. Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the cover before turning on the server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (more than 30 minutes) with the cover removed open might damage server components. Installing an adapter The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and other information that you must consider when installing an adapter: v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that come with the adapter. v The adapter slots are on the riser-card assembly. You must first remove the riser-card assembly to access the adapter slots. v Depending on the riser-card assembly in the server, the server contains either two peripheral component interconnect-extended (PCI-X) adapter slots or one PCI-X slot and one PCI Express slot. See the ServerProven® list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of riser-card assemblies and adapters that you can use with the server. v You can install one full-height three-quarter-length adapter in expansion slot 1 and one low-profile half-length adapter in expansion slot 2. v The server supports the following adapters: - PCI-X: 3.3 V or universal adapters - PCI Express: PCI Express x8 1.0a adapters Note: If you use a legacy PCI adapter (32 bit/33 MHz) or a slower-speed PCI-X adapter in a hot-swap SAS/SATA system, the hard-disk drive performance will be degraded. v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI-X adapters so that you can install PCI-X adapters that do not support sharing of PCI-X interrupts. Chapter 2. Installing options 19

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4.
Remove
the
server
from
the
rack
and
place
it
on
a
flat,
non-conductive
surface.
Cover-release
button
5.
Press
the
cover-release
button.
6.
Slide
the
cover
back
approximately
1.27
cm
(0.5
inches);
then,
lift
it
off
the
server.
Attention:
For
proper
cooling
and
airflow,
replace
the
cover
before
turning
on
the
server.
Operating
the
server
for
extended
periods
of
time
(more
than
30
minutes)
with
the
cover
removed
open
might
damage
server
components.
Installing
an
adapter
The
following
notes
describe
the
types
of
adapters
that
the
server
supports
and
other
information
that
you
must
consider
when
installing
an
adapter:
v
Locate
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
adapter
and
follow
those
instructions
in
addition
to
the
instructions
in
this
section.
If
you
have
to
change
switch
settings
or
jumper
settings
on
the
adapter,
follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter.
v
The
adapter
slots
are
on
the
riser-card
assembly.
You
must
first
remove
the
riser-card
assembly
to
access
the
adapter
slots.
v
Depending
on
the
riser-card
assembly
in
the
server,
the
server
contains
either
two
peripheral
component
interconnect-extended
(PCI-X)
adapter
slots
or
one
PCI-X
slot
and
one
PCI
Express
slot.
See
the
ServerProven
®
list
at
for
a
list
of
riser-card
assemblies
and
adapters
that
you
can
use
with
the
server.
v
You
can
install
one
full-height
three-quarter-length
adapter
in
expansion
slot
1
and
one
low-profile
half-length
adapter
in
expansion
slot
2.
v
The
server
supports
the
following
adapters:
–
PCI-X:
3.3
V
or
universal
adapters
–
PCI
Express:
PCI
Express
x8
1.0a
adapters
Note:
If
you
use
a
legacy
PCI
adapter
(32
bit/33
MHz)
or
a
slower-speed
PCI-X
adapter
in
a
hot-swap
SAS/SATA
system,
the
hard-disk
drive
performance
will
be
degraded.
v
The
server
uses
a
rotational
interrupt
technique
to
configure
PCI-X
adapters
so
that
you
can
install
PCI-X
adapters
that
do
not
support
sharing
of
PCI-X
interrupts.
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
19