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Chapter 5: Chassis Setup and Maintenance
Figure 5-13: Adapter Card Installation
5-6 Installing and Replacing Adapter Cards
Adapter cards provide hot-swappable functionality to the chassis.
Removing the Adapter Card
Remove the motherboard drawer from the chassis. 1.
Disconnect the wiring, connecting the adapter card to the motherboard if any 2.
is present.
Remove the ve screws securing the adapter card and the spacer plate to the 3.
drawer and set them aside for later use.
Remove the adapter card and spacer plate from the motherboard drawer.4.
Set the spacer plate aside for later use.5.
Installing the Adapter Card
Make sure the motherboard has been installed properly in the node drawer 1.
before installing the adapter card
Place the adapter card and spacer plate in the motherboard drawer, aligning 2.
the holes in the spacer and the adapter card with the holes in the mother-
board drawer.
Secure the adapter card and spacer plate to the motherboard drawer, using 3.
the ve M3 athead screws which were previously set aside.
Reconnect the wiring from the motherboard to the adapter card if necessary.4.
Return the motherboard drawer to the closed position in the chassis.5.
Motherboard
Drawer
Adapter Card
Spacer Plate
Five Screws