PCI and ISA adapter cards installation - Netfinity 1000

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Installing or removing ISA and PCI adapters: This section gives the procedure for installing an ISA or PCI adapter. If you want to remove an ISA or PCI adapter, reverse the order of the following steps. If you need to install an AGP adapter in the dedicated AGP slot connector, go to “Installing or removing AGP adapters”.

Notes

1. See “Input/output connectors” for an illustration of the expansion slots on the rear of the server.
2. If you install an ISA legacy adapter, set the resources to [ISA Resource]; this reserves the resources for the legacy adapter and prevents the BIOS from using these resources for the system or other adapters. If you remove an adapter, reassign the system resources as [Available] for ISA legacy adapters. See “ISA Legacy Resources” in the HMM.
3. To install some adapters, especially full-length adapters, you might need to remove the bottom cover, the system board, and the front fan.

Notes

• Read “Safety information” in the HMM.
• Read the documentation that comes with the option.
• Read “Accessing the system board” in the HMM.

To install an ISA or PCI adapter
1. Review the instructions that come with the adapter to determine if it must be installed in an ISA or PCI expansion slot; otherwise, use any empty,
bus-compatible slot.
2. Remove the server side cover (see “Disconnecting cables and removing the side cover” in the HMM).
3. If necessary, remove the bottom cover (see “Bottom cover” in the HMM).
4. Remove the screw and bracket.
5. Remove the appropriate expansion-slot cover:
    a. Remove the expansion-slot screw on the top of the expansion-slot cover.
    b. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the server.
    c. Store the expansion-slot cover in a safe place for future use.

6. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the adapter from the package.
7. Install the adapter into the appropriate slot on the riser card.

You might have to remove the system board and the front fan in order to slide the adapter into the slot. See “Front fan” and “System board” in the HMM.

Note
The components of a PCI adapter face down toward the system board, and the components of an ISA adapter face up. If a component in the server or on the adapter interferes with the installation, use another slot.

8. Install the bracket and the screw.

9. If you installed a network adapter that uses Wake on LAN or Alert on LAN, attach the cable from the riser card to the adapter. See “ISA and PCI adapters” to locate the Wake on LAN or Alert on LAN connector. If you installed a modem and want to use Modem Wakeup, see “ISA and PCI adapters” to locate the Modem Wakeup connector on the riser card.
10. If you removed the bottom cover, the front fan, or the system board, replace them. See “Front fan”, “System board”, and “Bottom cover” in the HMM.
11. If necessary, connect any internal cables to the adapter. Refer to the documentation that comes with the option.
12. If you installed an ISA legacy adapter, go to “ISA Legacy Resources” in the HMM to assign system resources.
13. If you want to install or remove any other options, do so now. Otherwise, go to “Completing the installation” in the HMM.

Installing or removing AGP adapters
This section gives the procedure for installing an AGP adapter in the dedicated AGP slot connector. If you want to remove an AGP adapter from this slot connector, reverse the order of the following steps. If you need to install an adapter in an ISA or PCI slot connector, go to “Installing or removing ISA and PCI adapters”.

Notes
1. You may install a video adapter in the dedicated AGP slot connector, in an ISA slot connector, or in a PCI slot connector. However, the server
system board supports either the integrated video subsystem or the AGP video connector, but not both simultaneously.
2. You can install only a special AGP graphics adapter in the dedicated AGP slot connector.

For information on the available AGP adapters, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ on the World Wide Web.

Note

• Read “Safety information” in the HMM.
• Read the documentation that comes with the option.
• Read “Accessing the system board” in the HMM.

Attention
The presence of 5 V ac standby power might result in damage to the hardware unless you disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet before you open the server.

To install an AGP adapter
1. Remove the server side cover (see “Disconnecting cables and removing the side cover” in the HMM).
2. Remove the screw; then, remove the cover to access the two slots on the server wall. The slots on the server wall provide access to the connector on the AGP adapter for attaching external devices.

3. Install the AGP adapter. The following illustration shows the installation of an AGP adapter. Note that the connector for external devices on the AGP adapter is accessible through the slot on the server wall.

Note
Some adapters support the attachment of secondary adapters called daughterboards.(A daughterboard is an adapter that can be plugged into another adapter or the system board.) Because a daughterboard might provide another connector for external devices, a second slot is provided in the server wall for access.

4. If necessary, connect any internal cables to the adapter. Refer to the documentation that comes with the option.
5. If you want to install or remove any other options, do so now. Otherwise, go to “Completing the installation” in the HMM.