Installing GX adapters in
an 8233-E8Bor 8236-E8C with
the system power turned off
Learn about installing GX adapters with the system
power turned off.
Note: Installing this feature is a customer
task. You can complete this task yourself, or contact a service provider
to complete the task for you. You might be charged a fee by the service
provider for this service.
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
Complete the prerequisite tasks.
For instructions, see Before
you begin.
Note: Do
not disconnect the power cords at this time.
On a rack-mounted system unit, open the back rack door.
Disconnect the power source from
the system by unplugging the system.
Note: This system is equipped with a second power supply.
Before continuing with this procedure, ensure that the power source
to the system has been disconnected.
(L003)
or
If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the adapter
at the rear of the system.
Locate the appropriate slot in which to install the GX
adapter. If there is only one processor card, you must
use a Feature Code (FC) 5616 (GX+) adapter and choose slot P1-C8 as
shown in Figure 1. If
two processor cards are installed, P1-C7 also supports a GX adapter.
To use the FC 5609 (GX++) DDR adapter, two or more processor cards
are required.
Restriction:
GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach FC 5616 (GX+) is only supported
in slot P1-C8.
GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach FC 5609 (GX++) is supported only
in slot P1-C7 and requires that the system contains two or more processor
cards.
Both FC 5616 and FC 5609 can be installed if the system contains
two or more processor cards.
Figure 1. Top view of slots P1-C7
and P1-C8
Attach the wrist strap.
Attention:
Attach a wrist strap to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware
to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) from damaging your hardware.
When using a wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures.
A wrist strap is for static control. It does not increase or decrease
your risk of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical
equipment.
If you do not have a wrist strap, just prior to removing the product
from ESD packaging and installing or replacing hardware, touch an
unpainted metal surface of the system for a minimum of 5 seconds.
If necessary, remove the existing adapter assembly by sliding
the retainers (A) into the open position. Unlatch
the blue locking latches (B) on the adapter
assembly by pressing them together and pulling them up into the open
position, and then lift the adapter out of the system. For
instructions on removing a PCI adapter, see Removing
a PCI adapter with the power off.
Figure 2. Adapter
removal from a rack-mounted system
If you do not need to remove an existing adapter assembly,
slide the retainers (A) into the open position,
as shown in the previous figure.
Carefully grasp the new adapter assembly by its top edge
and align the adapter assembly with the slot and its connector on
the system backplane.
Press the adapter assembly firmly into its connector.
Attention: When you install an
adapter into the system, be sure that it is completely and correctly
seated in its connector.
Seat the adapter, as appropriate for your model. Push down
evenly on both of the blue locking latches (A) at
the same time until the latches snap into place, indicating that the
adapter assembly is seated correctly and locked into position. Slide
the retainers (B) into the closed position.
Figure 3. Adapter installation
in a rack-mounted system
Tilt the cable retention bracket (A),
shown in Figure 4,
to hook the tab at the top of the bracket into the slot in the assembly.
Figure 4. Cable retention bracket installation
Swing the cable retention bracket towards the chassis and
push the bracket fastener (B) into the chassis
opening to secure the bracket.
Reconnect all power and signal cables to their respective
connectors. Ensure that the GX adapter cables (C),
shown in Figure 4,
are routed through the appropriate cable retention brackets to prevent
excessive cable movement.
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