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1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and the "Installation guidelines" on page 9. 2. Turn off the server and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if necessary; then, remove the server cover. Expansion slot cover Adapter support bracket Riser-card assembly Riser-card connector 3. Remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly from slot 2 on the system board. v If an adapter is installed in the riser-card assembly, disconnect any cables that are connected to the adapter. v Grasp the riser-card assembly at the rear edge and lift it from the riser-card connector. v Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the riser-card assembly. 4. Install an adapter in the PCI-X riser-card assembly. See "Installing an adapter" for more information. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter manufacturer. 5. Insert the PCI-X riser-card assembly into the riser-card connector on the system board. Make sure that it is fully seated. If you have other options to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 26. 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. v There are two types of adapters that you can install, depending on which slots are available. You can install the following types of adapters in PCI slots 1 and 2: - Only a PCI Express adapter into slot 1 - Any PCI-X or PCI Express adapter into slot 2 To install an adapter, complete the following steps: 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and the "Installation guidelines" on page 9. 16 IBM System x3550 Type 7978: Installation Guide

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1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
the
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
9.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
disconnect
the
power
cords
and
all
external
cables,
if
necessary;
then,
remove
the
server
cover.
Riser-card
assembly
Adapter
support
bracket
Expansion
slot cover
Riser-card
connector
3.
Remove
the
PCI
Express
riser-card
assembly
from
slot
2
on
the
system
board.
v
If
an
adapter
is
installed
in
the
riser-card
assembly,
disconnect
any
cables
that
are
connected
to
the
adapter.
v
Grasp
the
riser-card
assembly
at
the
rear
edge
and
lift
it
from
the
riser-card
connector.
v
Remove
the
adapter,
if
one
is
present,
from
the
riser-card
assembly.
4.
Install
an
adapter
in
the
PCI-X
riser-card
assembly.
See
“Installing
an
adapter”
for
more
information.
Set
any
jumpers
or
switches
on
the
adapter
as
directed
by
the
adapter
manufacturer.
5.
Insert
the
PCI-X
riser-card
assembly
into
the
riser-card
connector
on
the
system
board.
Make
sure
that
it
is
fully
seated.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install,
do
so
now.
Otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
26.
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.
v
There
are
two
types
of
adapters
that
you
can
install,
depending
on
which
slots
are
available.
You
can
install
the
following
types
of
adapters
in
PCI
slots
1
and
2:
–
Only
a
PCI
Express
adapter
into
slot
1
–
Any
PCI-X
or
PCI
Express
adapter
into
slot
2
To
install
an
adapter,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
the
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
9.
16
IBM
System
x3550
Type
7978:
Installation
Guide