
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanEthernetcard.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecifictype,theEthernetcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstallanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
4.Removetherisercardassembly2andlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly2”onpage178
.
Note:UsuallyEthernetcardsareinstalledontherisercardassembly2.AnEthernetcardalsocanbe
installedinanyPCIExpresscardslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage29to
identifythePCIExpresscardslotsofyourserver.
5.LocateanappropriatePCIExpresscardslotforinstallingtheEthernetcardandthenremovethePCI
Expresscardslotbracketfromtherisercardassembly.Storethebracketincaseyoulaterremovethe
Ethernetcardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.
Figure74.RemovingaPCIExpresscardslotbracket
6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheEthernetcardoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheEthernetcardbyitsedges.
7.IfyouwanttoinstallanEthernetcardintotheslotforalow-profilecard,youmightneedtoreplace
thefull-heightbracketfortheEthernetcardwiththelow-profilebracketcontainedintheEthernet
cardpackagebydoingthefollowing:
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware119
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