IBM System x3250 User Manual

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4. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective surface.Cover-releasebutton5. Press the cover-release button.6. Slide the cover back approximately 1.27 cm (0.5 inches); then, lift it off theserver.Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the cover before you turn onthe server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (more than 30minutes) with the cover removed might damage server components.Installing an adapterThe following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports andother information that you must consider when you install an adapter:v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow thoseinstructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to changeswitch settings or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions thatcome with the adapter.v The adapter slots are on the riser-card assembly. You must first remove theriser-card assembly to access the adapter slots.v The two PCI Express slots on the riser-card assembly support PCI Express x81.0a adapters.v You can install one full-height three-quarter-length adapter in expansion slot 1and one low-profile half-length adapter in expansion slot 2.v An optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine can be installed only in thededicated connector on the system board (see “System-board optional-deviceconnectors” on page 16 for the location of the connector). To install the RemoteSupervisor Adapter II SlimLine, see “Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter IISlimLine” on page 23.v Because of mechanical interference, when an optional Remote SupervisorAdapter II SlimLine is installed in the server, you cannot install an adapter inexpansion slot 1.v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI Expressadapters so that you can install PCI Express adapters that do not supportsharing of interrupts.v An optional ServeRAID 8s controller provides RAID level 5 support to thehot-swap drives. A ServeRAID 8s controller supports the 2.5-inch hard disk driveswithout modification. To use a ServeRAID 8s controller with hot-swap 3.5-inchChapter 2. Installing optional devices 19