Computer Hardware User Manual

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
•Dependingonthespecictype,theEthernetcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
ToremovetheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.
4.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage142.
Note:UsuallyanEthernetcardisinstalledontherisercardassembly1andalsocanbeinstalledin
anyPCIExpresscardslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage22
toidentifythe
PCIExpresscardslotsofyourserver.
5.LocatetheEthernetcardontherisercardassembly1.Then,grasptheEthernetcardbyitsedgesand
carefullypullitoutoftherisercardassembly1.
Note:TheEthernetcardmightttightlyintotheEthernetcardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeach
sideoftheEthernetcardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.
Figure48.RemovingtheEthernetcard
6.InstallanewEthernetcardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIExpresscardslotbrackettocoverthe
place.See“InstallingtheEthernetcard”onpage81.
7.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage142.
8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
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