Installing an adapter, Installing, Adapter – Lenovo RD210 User Manual

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7.

If

you

are

instructed

to

return

the

adapter,

follow

all

packaging

instructions,

and

use

any

packaging

materials

for

shipping

that

are

supplied

to

you.

Installing

an

adapter

To

install

an

adapter,

complete

the

following

steps:

Notes:

1.

The

instructions

in

this

section

apply

to

any

PCI

adapter

(for

example,

video

graphics

adapters

or

network

adapters).

2.

Do

not

set

the

maximum

digital

video

adapter

resolution

above

1600

x

1200

at

60

Hz

for

an

LCD

monitor.

This

is

the

highest

resolution

that

is

supported

for

any

add-on

video

adapter

that

you

install

in

the

server.

3.

Any

high-definition

video-out

connector

or

stereo

connector

on

any

add-on

video

adapter

is

not

supported

1.

Read

the

safety

information

in

“Safety”

on

page

vii

and

“Installation

guidelines”

on

page

39.

2.

Turn

off

the

server

and

peripheral

devices

and

disconnect

the

power

cords

and

all

external

cables;

then,

remove

the

server

cover

(see

“Removing

and

replacing

the

cover”

on

page

43).

3.

Follow

the

cabling

instructions,

if

any

come

with

the

adapter.

Route

the

adapter

cables

before

you

install

the

adapter.

4.

Insert

the

adapter

into

the

riser-card

assembly,

aligning

the

edge

connector

on

the

adapter

with

the

connector

on

the

riser-card

assembly.

Press

the

edge

of

the

connector

firmly

into

the

riser-card

assembly.

Make

sure

that

the

adapter

snaps

into

the

riser-card

assembly

securely.

Attention:

When

you

install

an

adapter,

make

sure

that

the

adapter

is

correctly

seated

in

the

riser-card

assembly

and

that

the

riser-card

assembly

is

securely

seated

in

the

riser-card

connector

on

the

system

board

before

you

turn

on

the

server.

An

incorrectly

seated

adapter

might

cause

damage

to

the

system

board,

the

riser-card

assembly,

or

the

adapter.

Chapter

5.

Installing

optional

devices

and

replacing

customer

replaceable

units

57

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