NEC TM1200 User Manual

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Upgrading Your System 4-17Removing an Option BoardNote: Expansion slot covers must be installed on allvacant slots to maintain the electromagnetic emissionscharacteristics of the system and to assure proper cooling ofthe system components.1. Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier inthis chapter.2. Disconnect any cables attached to the option board you are removing.3. Remove and save the expansion slot retainer bar by pressing down on its topfastener and pulling the bar out.4. Hold the board at each end and carefully rock it back and forth until the edgeconnectors pull free. Make sure that you do not scrape the board againstother components.5. Remove the board from the expansion slot and place it in an antistaticwrapper. If you are replacing a board, go to "Installing an Option Board"earlier in this chapter, otherwise continue.6. Install an expansion slot cover over the vacant slot.7. Install the previously removed expansion slot retainer bar by pressing its topfastener into the lock plate at the top of the expansion slot frame. Thebottom tapered tab of the expansion slot retainer bar fits into the mating sloton the bottom of the expansion slot frame.8. Replace the left side panel; plug in the system power cord, and power on thesystem.9. If you removed a non-Plug-and-Play ISA option board, run the SSU toconfigure the system as described in the “Configuring Your System”chapter.Installing a SCSI Controller BoardUse this procedure to install a Mylex RAID controller board or an Adaptec29160N SCSI controller board.1. Install the controller board into PCI slot 2 of the system board. See"Installing an Option Board" earlier in this chapter.2. Cable the controller board as shown below.3. Don’t forget to put an active terminator on the last SCSI connector of thecable.