Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 172

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To install an adapter/GPU adapter, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines"
on page 89.
Step 2.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Step 3.
Remove the server cover (see "Removing the compute node cover" on page 105).
Step 4.
Follow the cabling instructions, if any come with the adapter/GPU adapter. Route the adapter
cables before you install the adapter/GPU adapter.
Step 5.
Insert the adapter/GPU adapter into the PCI riser-cage assembly, aligning the edge connector on
the adapter/GPU adapter with the connector on the PCI riser-cage assembly. Press the edge of
the connector firmly into the PCI riser-cage assembly. Make sure that the adapter/GPU adapter
snaps into the PCI riser-cage assembly securely.
Figure 88. Adapter installation
Power connectors
Figure 89. GPU adapter installation (with front PCI riser assembly)
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PCI riser-card assembly
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slot covers
Front PCI riser
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