This section provides detailed instructions for installing
optional hardware devices in the server.
In addition to the instructions in this chapter for installing
optional hardware devices, updating the firmware and device drivers,
and completing the installation, Business Partners must also complete
the steps in Instructions for Business Partners.
Important: To help ensure that the devices that
you install work correctly and do not introduce problems, observe
the following precautions:
- Make sure that the server and the installed firmware levels support
the devices that you are installing. If necessary, update the UEFI
and IMM firmware and any other firmware that is stored on the system
board. For information about where firmware is stored in the server,
see Updating the firmware. For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.
- Use the best practices to apply current firmware and device-driver
updates for the server and optional devices. To download the "System
x Firmware Update Best Practices" document, go to the IBM System x Firmware Update Best Practices
document website. Additional hints and
tips are available from the following sites:
- Before you install optional hardware devices, make sure that the
server is working correctly. Start the server and make sure that the
operating system starts, if an operating system is installed, or that
a 19990305 error code is displayed, indicating that an operating system
was not found but the server is otherwise working correctly. If the
server is not working correctly, see Running the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs for information
about how to run diagnostics.
- Follow the installation procedures in this chapter and use the
correct tools. Incorrectly installed devices can cause system failure
because of damaged pins in sockets or connectors, loose cabling, or
loose components.