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If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation"
on page 87.
Removing a PCI riser-card assembly
Use this information to remove a PCI riser-card assembly from the server.
To remove the PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Read the safety information that begins in "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
page 36.
Step 2.
Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 26) and all attached peripheral devices.
Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables as necessary to replace the device.
Step 3.
Remove the server top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 320).
Step 4.
If you have the optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage installed, rotate it up (see "Rotating the
optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up" on page 40).
Step 5.
If an adapter is installed in the PCI riser-card assembly, disconnect any cables that are connected
to the adapter.
Step 6.
Grasp the front and rear of the PCI riser-card assembly at the blue touch-points and lift it out of
the PCI riser connector on the system board.
For 2U riser cards:
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1
1
Release latch
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