Installing an I/O expansion adapter
Use this information to install an I/O expansion adapter.
Before you begin
Before you install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps:
1.
Read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page 487.
2.
If the compute node is installed in an IBM Flex System chassis, remove it (see
“Removing a compute node from a chassis” on page 489 for instructions).
3.
Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the
compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.
About this task
This component can be installed as an optional device or as a CRU. The
installation procedure is the same for the optional device and the CRU.
Procedure
To install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps.
Expansion
cover
Adapter
1.
Remove the cover (see “Removing the compute node cover” on page 498).
2.
Locate the I/O expansion connectors (see “System-board connectors” on page
16).
3.
Remove the expansion cover
▌1▐
from the connector, if one is present.
4.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any
unpainted
metal surface on the IBM Flex System chassis or any
unpainted
metal surface on
any other grounded rack component; then, remove the adapter from the
package.
5.
Open the retention clips if they are closed.
6.
Orient the connector on the expansion adapter with the I/O expansion
connector and alignment pins on the system board
▌2▐
; then, press the adapter
into the I/O expansion connector.
7.
Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the expansion adapter in the
connector and over the alignment pins.
8.
Close the retention clips
▌3▐
.
What to do next
After you install the I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps:
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