Installation guide

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ESCALA T610 and PL 600T Installation Guide
Installing Adapter Cards
Note: If you are installing external devices that connect to an adapter, install the devices
and cables before you install the adapter.
If the adapter you are installing requires device driver software, see the
documentation for the adapter and load the software before installing the adapter.
With this system, you can install PCI adapters with the power on. These adapters are
referred to as hot–pluggable PCI adapters. Some adapters are not hot–pluggable, and
power must be removed from the system before adapter installation.
Before you install an adapter, determine if the PCI adapter you are installing is
hot–pluggable. See the PCI Adapter Placement Reference on Appendix C. Also, review the
information in ”PCI Adapter Options” on page 3-7.
If you are installing a PCI adapter that is:
• Not hot–pluggable, continue with ”Installing a Non–Hot–Pluggable PCI Adapter” on page
3-8.
• Hot–pluggable, go to ”Installing a Hot–Pluggable PCI Adapter” on page 3-9.
Installing a Non–Hot–Pluggable PCI Adapter
Perform the following steps to install the adapter:
1. If you have not already done so, install any required device driver software as described
in the documentation that came with the adapter. Then return here to continue.
2. If you have not already done so, shut down the system as described in ”Stopping the
System Unit” on page 3-2.
3. If you have not already done so, unplug the system unit power cable from the electrical
outlet.
4. If you have not already done so, remove the front, rear, and left covers as described in
”Removing the Covers” on page 3-4.
5. See the PCI Adapter Placement Reference, on Appendix C, for adapter placement
information. Then select an empty PCI slot for the adapter.
6. Turn the locking latch, lift the plastic stop, and remove the blank cover from the slot
where you are installing the adapter.