This chapter describes how to install and remove PCI option boards in an Origin200 server:
Option boards are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Observe the following precautions when installing and removing memory:
Handle the boards by their edges only and do not touch the gold edge-connectors and components on the board.
Handle boards with care. Do not toss them roughly onto hard surfaces, such as tables or other equipment. Many boards have fragile, surface-mount components on their undersides; these components can break off with rough handling.
Do not leave the option boards loose inside the chassis while you work.
When you are not handling them for installation or removal, always keep the option boards in ESD containers, such as conductive bags or foam.
Save the ESD bags and containers in which the PCI option was shipped in case you need to remove the board from the system.
The following steps describe how to install a PCI option board into an Origin200 server.
Shut down the system completely. See “Turning Off the System” in Chapter 4.
Be sure to turn off the master power switch.
Prepare the system for servicing.
Disconnect any cables from the rear of the chassis.
If you have to move the system, you may find it easier to lift and carry if you remove the disk drives first.
If the system is mounted in an equipment rack, remove it from the rack and place it on a sturdy work surface. See “Removing a Server From an Equipment Rack” in Chapter 3.
Open the system.
If the system is in a tower configuration, remove the side panel. See “Removing the System Cover and Chassis Access Door”.
Remove the chassis access panel (tower and rack systems). See “Removing the System Cover and Chassis Access Door”.
If the system is in a tower configuration, place it on its side on a sturdy work surface.
Attach a grounding strap to your wrist as shown on the wrist-strap package, and in Figure 7-1.
All Silicon Graphics options, including PCI boards, are shipped with wrist straps to help prevent damage to components from static electricity.
Locate an available PCI option slot. See Figure 7-2.
Remove the blanking plate from the slot.
Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the single screw that secures the blanking plate to the chassis. See Figure 7-3.
Remove the blanking plate by lifting it straight up, as shown in Figure 7-3.
For PCI boards with feature connectors only. Some PCI boards from Silicon Graphics provide an extra connector for additional signals used for multimedia applications. To install such a board in an Origin200 server, you must install a cable from a connector on the board to the feature connector on the PCI backplane. If you are not sure if the PCI board you are installing uses a feature connector, refer to Figure 7-4.
Locate the feature-connector cable in the PCI board shipment. See Figure 7-5.
Attach one end of the feature-connector cable to the connector next to the desired PCI slot on the Origin200 PCI backplane, as shown in Figure 7-5.
Connect the other end of the cable to the Origin200 feature connector, as shown in Figure 7-6.
Install the PCI option board in the PCI slot.
Align the connector on the base of the PCI card with the PCI slot, as shown in Figure 7-7.
Press the card down into the slot until it engages. See Figure 7-7.
Be sure the tab at the bottom of the PCI card plate slides into the slot on the rear chassis wall.
Press firmly until the board is seated. You may find that a slight front-to-back rocking motion helps seat the board more easily.
Be careful not to kink or damage the flexible EMI gasket that surrounds the inside of the rear chassis wall.
Attach the screw that secures the PCI option board to the chassis, as shown in Figure 7-7.
After you have finished installing the PCI board, remove your wrist strap and reassemble the system.
Replace the chassis access door and side panel (the reverse of removing them).
Reattach the cables to the back of the system.
 | Note: Do not discard the blanking plate that you removed from the Origin200 chassis. If you ever decide to remove the PCI option board, you must replace this blanking plate to ensure proper airflow through the Origin200 chassis. |
The following steps describe how to remove a PCI option board from an Origin200 server.
Shut down the system completely. See “Turning Off the System” in Chapter 4.
Be sure to turn off the master power switch.
Prepare the system for servicing.
Disconnect any cables from the rear of the chassis.
If you have to move the system, you may find it easier to lift and carry if you remove the disk drives first.
If the system is mounted in an equipment rack, remove it from the rack and place it on a sturdy work surface. See “Removing a Server From an Equipment Rack” in Chapter 3.
Open the system.
If the system is in a tower configuration, remove the side panel. See “Removing the System Cover and Chassis Access Door”.
Remove the chassis access panel (tower and rack systems). See “Removing the System Cover and Chassis Access Door”.
If the system is in a tower configuration, place it on its side on a sturdy work surface.
Attach a grounding strap to your wrist. Figure 7-8 shows an example of a disposable grounding strap.
Locate the PCI option board you wish to remove.
Remove the board.
Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the screw that secures the PCI option board to the Origin200 chassis, as shown in Figure 7-9.
Grasp the PCI option board at the front and rear of the board and pull it straight up and out of the system, as shown in Figure 7-9.
Be careful not to kink or damage the flexible EMI gasket that surrounds the inside of the rear chassis wall.
Place the PCI option board in an antistatic bag, preferably the bag in which the board was originally packaged.
Replace the blanking plate.
Align the blanking plate and slide it in place, as shown in Figure 7-10.
Attach the screw that secures the blanking plate to the Origin200 chassis, as shown in Figure 7-10.
After you have replaced the blanking plate, remove your wrist strap and reassemble the system.
Replace the chassis access door and side panel (the reverse of removing them).
Reattach the cables to the back of the system.
| Note: You must replace the blanking plate to cover the gap in the rear of the Origin200 chassis in order to ensure proper airflow through the chassis. |