Server User Manual
7.PositiontheEthernetcardnearthePCIExpresscardslotandalignthetaboftheEthernetcardwith
theholeintherisercardassembly1.Then,presstheEthernetcardstraightintotheslotuntilitis
securelyseatedintheslot.
Figure40.InstallingtheEthernetcard
8.DependingonthetypeoftheEthernetcard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Referto
thedocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardforspecicinformation.
9.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage143.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage147
.Then,continuewith
thefollowingproceduretoinstalltheEthernetcarddriverifrequired.
ToinstalltherequireddevicedriverfortheEthernetcard,dooneofthefollowing:
Note:YoudonotneedtousethedriverdiscthatmightcomewiththeEthernetcard.
•IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,runtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswith
yourserverandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstalltherequiredEthernet
carddrivertotheserver.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramona
Windowsoperatingsystem”onpage55.
•IfyouareusingaLinuxoperatingsystem,runtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyour
serveronacomputerwithaWindowsoperatingsystemanddownloadtherequiredEthernetcarddriver
toaremovablestoragedevice.Then,transfertheEthernetcarddriverfromtheremovablestoragedevice
toyourserverandrunthedriverletoinstallthedriver.
Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadonthe
LenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
RemovingtheEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage67.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheEthernetcard.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware83