Installing an adapter

The following illustration shows the PCI adapter expansion slots from the rear of the server.

Table 1. The maximal card dimension supported in each slot (rear view).

PCI riser-card assembly 1		PCI riser-card assembly 2
1	Full height, up to full length	4	Full height, up to full length
2	Full height, half length	5	Full height, up to full length
3	Full height, half length	6	Full height, half length

Note

If you are installing a ServeRAID-M5110 with x3650 M4 Plus 8 2.5-inch HS HDD Assembly Option Kit, it can only be installed in PCI slot 2; if you are installing a ServeRAID-M5120 or a LLM-SM dual port 10GbE SFP+ adapter, it can only be installed in PCI slot 1, 2, 4, or 5.

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:

• Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
• The server provides two internal SAS connectors and two SAS/SATA RAID riser-card slots on the system board. See System-board optional-device connectors for the location of the internal SAS/SATA RAID connector and riser-card slots. You can replace the ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter with an optional ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter in the slot. For configuration information, see the ServeRAID documentation at the Lenovo Support Portal.
• Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at 75 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.
• Read the following table before installing memory modules when any Quadro adapters is installed.

  Table 2. NVIDIA Quadro video adapter configurations

  Description	Supported maximum total memory size
  Quadro 600 adapter	128 GB
  Quadro 2000 adapter	512 GB
  Quadro 4000 adapter	512 GB
  Quadro 6000 adapter	512 GB

• Any high-definition video-out connector or stereo connector on any add-on video adapter is not supported
• The server does not support legacy 5V PCI adapters.
• When you install any PCI adapter, the power cords must be disconnected from the power source before you remove the PCI Express riser-card assembly and the PCI-X riser-card assembly. Otherwise, the active power management event signal will be disabled by the system-board logic, and the Wake on LAN feature might not work. However, after the server is powered-on locally, the active power manager active power management event signal will be enabled by the system-board logic.
• Before you install an additional adapter, go to Table 2 for detailed power supply configurations.

The following illustration shows the adapter connectors on the PCI riser-card assembly.

Figure 1. PCI riser-card adapter connectors

To install an adapter, complete the following steps:

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
3. Remove the server cover (see Removing the cover).
4. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
5. If you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 1, 2, or 3, remove PCI riser-card assembly 1; if you are installing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 4, 5, or 6, remove PCI riser-card assembly 2. See Removing a PCI riser-card assembly.
6. Rotate the bracket out of the way.
7. Slide the expansion-slot cover out of the PCI riser-card assembly expansion slot.
   Figure 2. Adapter installation
   
   
8. Install the adapter:
   1. For riser 1: if the adapter is a full-length adapter for the upper expansion slot in the riser card, remove the full-length-adapter bracket from underneath the top of the riser-card assembly and insert it in the end of the upper expansion slot of the riser-card assembly. See Stretching a PCI riser-card assembly for instructions.
   2. For riser 2: if the adapter is a full-length adapter for the upper expansion slot in the riser card, the bracket is on the cage by default. Insert it in the end of the upper expansion slot of the riser-card assembly. See Stretching a PCI riser-card assembly for instructions.
      Figure 3. PCI riser-card assembly
      
      
   3. Align the adapter with the PCI connector on the riser card and the guide on the external end of the riser-card assembly.
   4. Press the adapter firmly into the PCI connector on the riser card.
      Figure 4. PCI riser-card adapter connectors
      
      
9. Connect any required cables to the adapter.
   Attention

   • When you route cables, do not block any connectors or the ventilated space around any of the fans.
   • Make sure that cables are not routed on top of components that are under the PCI riser-card assembly.
   • Make sure that cables are not pinched by the server components.
10. Align the PCI riser-card assembly with the selected PCI riser-card connector on the system board.
    Figure 5. Installing PCI riser-card assembly
    
    

    • PCI riser-card connector 1: Carefully fit the two alignment slots on the side of the assembly onto the two alignment brackets in the side of the chassis; align the rear of the assembly with the guides on the rear of the server.
    • PCI riser-card connector 2: Carefully align the bottom edge (the contact edge) of the riser-card assembly with the PCI riser-card connector on the system board; align the rear of the assembly with the guides on the rear of the server.
11. Press down on the assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the PCI riser-card connector on the system board.
12. Perform any configuration tasks that are required for the adapter.