InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:Ethernetcard,RAIDcard,or
othersupportedtypesofPCIExpresscards
YourservercomeswithsevenPCIExpress(PCIe)cardslots.Dependingonyourneeds,youcaninstalla
PCIecardtoobtainthecorrespondingfunctionorremovethecardifnecessary.PCIecardsvarybytype,
buttheinstallationandremovalproceduresarethesame.
Note:ThePCIecardsaresensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage64firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
InstallingaPCIecard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
•EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeinstallingaRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinstallingtheRAIDcard.
ToinstallaPCIecard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.
5.LocateanappropriatePCIecardslotonthesystemboardforinstallingthePCIecard.Forinformation
aboutthePCIecardslots,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41
.
6.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
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