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To install a ServeRAID adapter, for use with eXFlash drives, in a rear PCI
connector, complete the following steps.
1. Read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page 38.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
3. Remove the server cover (see “Removing the top cover” on page 44) and
determine which PCI Express expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
4. Remove the top cover bracket.
5. Push the adapter retention latch toward the rear of the server and open the
tab.
Adapter
Adapter
retention
latch
Pin
Pin hole
Expansion
slot cover
6. Remove the expansion-slot cover.
Attention: When you install an adapter, avoid touching the components and
gold-edge connectors on the adapter. Make sure that the adapter is correctly
seated in the connector. Incorrectly seated adapters might cause damage to the
I/O board or to the adapter.
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted
surface on the outside of the server; then, grasp the adapter by the top edge
or upper corners of the adapter and remove it from the package.
8. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and align it with
the connector on the I/O board.
9. Press the adapter firmly into the adapter connector.
10. Push down on the blue adapter retention latch until it clicks into place,
securing the adapter.
50 IBM System x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 Types 7145, 7146, 7143, and 7191: Installation and User's Guide