Replacing A Riser-Card Assembly - Lenovo System x3650 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Shipping bracket for
riser-card assembly
Figure 119. Riser-card assembly removal - full-height, full-length adapters
Step 5. If you are instructed to return the riser-card assembly, follow all of the packaging instructions, and
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Replacing a riser-card assembly

Use this information to replace a riser-card assembly.
The server provides two riser-card slots on the system board. The following information indicates the
riser-card slots:
• PCI riser slot 1 (the farthest slot from the power supplies). You must install a riser-card assembly in
slot 1 with microprocessor 1.
• PCI riser slot 2 (the closest slot to the power supplies). You must install a riser-card assembly in slot 2
with microprocessor 2.
• PCI riser-card brackets must be installed even if you do not install an adapter.
To install a riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
page 297.
Step 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
Step 3. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the top cover" on page 149).
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PCI riser-card
assembly 2
PCI riser-card
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