Attention: Do not touch the thermal grease on the bottom of the heat sink after you remove the plastic cover. Touching the thermal grease will contaminate it.
9. Reinstall the microprocessor air duct on the fan cage.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to “Completing the installation” on page 30.
Installing an adapter
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
vLocate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you must change the switch or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that come with the adapter.
vAvoid touching the components and
vPCI slot 6 supports
vPCI slot 1 supports
vPCI slots 2 through 5 support
vThe PCI configuration:
–Slot 1 is a
–Slot 2 and 3 are
–Slots 4 and 5 are
–Slot 6 is a PCI 33/32 slot, PCI 2.2 compliant.
Note: The
vThe system scans PCI slots 1 through 6 to assign system resources. The system then starts (boots) the system devices in the following order, if you have not changed the default boot precedence: integrated Ethernet controller,
Note: To change the boot precedence for PCI and
vThe server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI adapters so that you can install PCI adapters that do not support sharing of PCI interrupts.
vIn models with 12 hard disk drives, a
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
1.Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines” on page 7.
2.Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. Remove the
