IBM x3250 - System M3 - 4251 Installation And User Manual

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Riser-cardassembly6. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the riser-card assembly.7. Set the adapter and riser-card assembly aside.8. Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-card assembly (see “Installing anadapter”).9. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adaptermanufacturer.10. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of theserver and with the riser-card connectors on the system board; then, placeyour thumbs on locations marked by the blue dots and press down on theriser-card assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated inthe connectors on the system board.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 low-profile half-length adapter in expansion slot 1 and onefull-height, three-quarter length adapter in expansion slot 2.v If you have installed an optional PCI-X riser-card assembly in the server, you caninstall a full-height, three-quarter length PCI-X 64/133 MHz adapter in the PCI-Xslot on the riser-card assembly. The server does not support full-length adapters.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.42 IBM System x3250 M3 Types 4251, 4252, and 4261: Installation and User’s Guide