Adapter card installation - Netfinity 6000R

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The following illustration shows the location of the Active PCI adapter expansion slots on the system board.

NOTES:
1. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
2. Active PCI slots are also called hot-plug PCI slots.

1. PCI slot 2 64-bit 66 MHz (J52)
2. PCI slot 3 64-bit 66 MHz (J53)
3. PCI slot 4 64-bit 66 MHz (J54)
4. PCI slot 5 64-bit 33 MHz (J55)
5. PCI slot 6 64-bit 33 MHz (J51)
6. PCI hot-plug switch card (J1)
7. PCI slot power-on light
8. PCI slot attention lights
9. PCI slot 1 32-bit 33 MHz (J50)

PCI bus configuration

• Hot-plug, 32-bit PCI slot 1 (on PCI bus A, 5V, 33 MHz)
• Hot-plug, 64-bit PCI slots 2 through 4 (on PCI bus B, 3.3V, 66 MHz)
• Hot-plug, 64-bit PCI slots 5 through 6 (on PCI bus C, 5V, 33 MHz)
• Power-on lights for Active PCI slots
• Internal Attention lights for Active PCI slots
• External Attention lights for Active PCI slots

This section gives the procedure for installing a hot-plug PCI adapter. If your operating system supports hot-plug PCI adapters, you can replace a failing hot-plug PCI adapter with a new adapter of the same type without turning off power to the server. If your operating system and adapter also support the hot-add feature, you can install a new adapter without turning off the power to the server.

Before you begin

• Review the information in “Before you begin” and “Working inside the server with the power on” in the HMM.
• Read the documentation that comes with your adapter for any special requirements or restrictions.
• Read the documentation that comes with your operating system.

Attention: Do not remove a hot-plug PCI adapter before performing the operating-system-defined procedure for disabling the Active PCI (hot-plug) slot that contains the adapter. Failure to do so might cause your system to lock up. Refer to your operating-system documentation.

Installing a hot-plug adapter
The following illustration shows how to install a hot-plug PCI adapter.

NOTE: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

1. Adapter retention latch
2. Tab
3. Expansion-slot cover
4. Power-on light
5. Adapter
6. Adapter retention cover
7. Plastic dividers

To install a hot-plug PCI adapter
Attention: When you handle Electrostatic Discharge-Sensitive devices (ESD), take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. For details on handling these devices, refer to the following Web site and search for ESD: http://www.ibm.com
1. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the server top cover and bezel” in the HMM).
2. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter.

NOTE: All six PCI slots support hot-plug PCI adapters.

3. Disable the selected PCI slot from your operating system. (Refer to the documentation that comes with your operating system for information about disabling a hot-plug PCI slot.) Disabling the PCI slot turns off the power-on light for that PCI slot.

Attention: Make sure that the power-on light for the hot-plug PCI slot is off before you continue with the next step.

4. Remove the expansion-slot cover:

a. Rotate the adapter retention latch counterclock-wise.
b. Lift the tab on the top of the expansion-slot cover; then, remove the expansion-slot cover from the server. Store it in a safe place for future use.
c. Press on the rear of the adapter retention assembly and lift the adapter retention cover.

Attention: Expansion-slot covers must be installed on all empty slots. This maintains the electromagnetic emissions characteristics of the system and ensures proper cooling of system components.

5. Refer to the documentation that comes with your 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.

Attention: Avoid touching the components and gold-edge connectors on the adapter.

7. Place the adapter, component-side up, on a flat, static-protective surface.
8. Install the adapter:

a. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and align it with the expansion slot on the system board.
b. Press the adapter firmly into the expansion slot.

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. Lower the tab over the top corner of the adapter. Rotate the adapter retention latch clockwise until it snaps into place.

9. Connect any needed cables to the adapter.
10. Enable the PCI slot from your operating system. (Refer to the documentation that comes with your operating system for information about enabling a hot-plug PCI slot.) Make sure that the power-on light for the hot-plug PCI slot comes on.
11. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to “Installing the server top cover and bezel” in the HMM.