Replacing A Pcie Card - Cisco c240 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server

Replacing a PCIe Card

The Technical Specifications Sheets for all versions of this server, which include supported component
part numbers, are at
Note If you are installing a Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card, there are prerequisite considerations. See
Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards, page
If you are installing a Fusion ioDrive2 card, there are prerequisite considerations. See
Note
Considerations for Cisco UCS Fusion ioDrive3 Storage Accelerator Cards, page
If you are installing a RAID controller card, see
Note
information about supported cards and cabling.
Shut down and power off the server as described in
Step 1
page
Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so that you can remove the top cover. You might have
Step 2
to detach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance.
Caution If you cannot safely view and access the component, remove the server from the rack.
Step 3 Remove the top cover as described in
Step 4 Remove a PCIe card (or a blanking panel) from the PCIe riser:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Step 5 Install a PCIe card:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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Lift straight up on both ends of the riser to disengage its circuit board from the socket on the
motherboard. Set the riser on an antistatic mat.
On the bottom of the riser, loosen the single thumbscrew that holds the securing plate (see
Figure 3-26).
Swing open the securing plate and remove it from the riser to provide access.
Swing open the card-tab retainer that secures the back-panel tab of the card (see
Pull evenly on both ends of the PCIe card to disengage it from the socket on the PCIe riser (or
remove a blanking panel) and then set the card aside.
Align the new PCIe card with the empty socket on the PCIe riser.
Push down evenly on both ends of the card until it is fully seated in the socket.
Ensure that the card rear panel tab sits flat against the PCIe riser rear panel opening.
Close the card-tab retainer (see
Return the securing plate to the riser. Insert the two hinge-tabs into the two slots on the riser, and
then swing the securing plate closed.
Tighten the single thumbscrew on the bottom of the securing plate.
Position the PCIe riser over its socket on the motherboard and over its alignment features in the
chassis (see Figure 3-24).
RAID Controller Considerations, page C-1
Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server,
Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover, page
Figure 3-26).
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