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Adapter guide b. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and align it with the expansion slot on the system board. Attention: When you install an adapter in the server, be sure that it is completely and correctly seated in the system-board connector. Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the system board or the adapter. c. Press the adapter firmly into the expansion slot. Note: If the server is subject to excessive movement or vibration, you can secure the adapter with a screw: insert one of the backup expansion-slot screws (stored next to slot 1) through the top of the adapter bracket into the screw hole to secure the adapter before proceeding to the next step. d. Lower the adapter-retention latch over the top corner of the adapter. In slot 5 or 6, make sure the latch is in the locked (closed) position. 11. If you installed a full-length adapter, close the adapter-retention clip on the adapter-support bracket. Otherwise, continue with the next step. 12. Connect any needed cables to the adapter. Attention: When you route the cables, do not block the ventilated space around any of the fans. 13. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to "Installing the server bezel and left-side cover (tower model)" on page 100 or "Installing the server bezel and top cover (rack configuration)" on page 103. Cabling example for a ServeRAID controller You can install an optional IBM ServeRAID controller in your server to control the internal hot-swap hard disk drives. A ServeRAID controller can, for example, enable you to configure the internal hot-swap hard disk drives into disk arrays. The illustrations in this section show the cabling for internal hot-swap hard disk drives. You can also cable a ServeRAID adapter to external hard disk drives. See your ServeRAID controller option documentation for complete instructions for installing a ServeRAID controller in your server and for additional information about ServeRAID controllers. 66 xSeries 235 Type 8671: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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Adapter guide
b.
Carefully
grasp
the
adapter
by
its
top
edge
or
upper
corners,
and
align
it
with
the
expansion
slot
on
the
system
board.
Attention:
When
you
install
an
adapter
in
the
server,
be
sure
that
it
is
completely
and
correctly
seated
in
the
system-board
connector.
Incomplete
insertion
might
cause
damage
to
the
system
board
or
the
adapter.
c.
Press
the
adapter
firmly
into
the
expansion
slot.
Note:
If
the
server
is
subject
to
excessive
movement
or
vibration,
you
can
secure
the
adapter
with
a
screw:
insert
one
of
the
backup
expansion-slot
screws
(stored
next
to
slot
1)
through
the
top
of
the
adapter
bracket
into
the
screw
hole
to
secure
the
adapter
before
proceeding
to
the
next
step.
d.
Lower
the
adapter-retention
latch
over
the
top
corner
of
the
adapter.
In
slot
5
or
6,
make
sure
the
latch
is
in
the
locked
(closed)
position.
11.
If
you
installed
a
full-length
adapter,
close
the
adapter-retention
clip
on
the
adapter-support
bracket.
Otherwise,
continue
with
the
next
step.
12.
Connect
any
needed
cables
to
the
adapter.
Attention:
When
you
route
the
cables,
do
not
block
the
ventilated
space
around
any
of
the
fans.
13.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now;
otherwise,
go
to
“Installing
the
server
bezel
and
left-side
cover
(tower
model)”
on
page
100
or
“Installing
the
server
bezel
and
top
cover
(rack
configuration)”
on
page
103.
Cabling
example
for
a
ServeRAID
controller
You
can
install
an
optional
IBM
ServeRAID
controller
in
your
server
to
control
the
internal
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives.
A
ServeRAID
controller
can,
for
example,
enable
you
to
configure
the
internal
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives
into
disk
arrays.
The
illustrations
in
this
section
show
the
cabling
for
internal
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives.
You
can
also
cable
a
ServeRAID
adapter
to
external
hard
disk
drives.
See
your
ServeRAID
controller
option
documentation
for
complete
instructions
for
installing
a
ServeRAID
controller
in
your
server
and
for
additional
information
about
ServeRAID
controllers.
66
xSeries
235
Type
8671:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide