Install The Serial Port Module - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Setup Manual

Step 1. Press the fan cage bracket to the front of the server.
Step 2. Position the system fan so that the airflow arrow on the fan points toward the rear of the server, and
insert the fan into the bracket. Ensure that the fan is fully seated in its slot in the fan bracket.
Note: The correct airflow is from the front to the rear of the server.
Step 3. Connect the fan cable to the system board.

Install the serial port module

Use this information to install the serial port module.
"Read the
installation
Guidelines" on
page 46
Before installing the serial port module, touch the static-protective package that contains the new serial port
module to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new serial port module out of
the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
To install the serial port module, complete the following steps:
Watch the procedure. A video of the installation process is available:
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-C9jFjZnXQ6AmTXaIdX6_HJ
• Youku:
http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_50429987
Step 1. If the slot is covered with a slot bracket, open the retention latch and remove the slot bracket from
the chassis. Store the bracket in case that you later remove the serial port module and need the
bracket to cover the place.
Step 2. Install the serial port module into the chassis and close the retention latch to secure it in position.
Figure 39. Serial port module installation
Step 3. Connect the cable of the serial port module to serial-port-module connector on the system board.
For the location of the serial-port-module connector, see "System board components" on page 27.
After installing the serial port module, do one of the following to enable it according to the installed operating
system:
ThinkSystem SR550 Setup Guide
68
"Power off
the server
for this task"
on page 90
"ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening"
on page 48