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Installing the PCIe mezzanine card
Prerequisite
NOTE:
You must remove the PCIe mezzanine card to replace a faulty PCIe mezzanine card or service other components inside
the system.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Steps
1
Open the PCIe mezzanine card retention latch by pressing the release tab on the retention latch and lift the end of the latch.
2
If present, remove the connector cover from the PCIe mezzanine card bay.
3
Align the two connectors on the PCIe mezzanine card with the connectors on the system board.
4
Press down the PCIe mezzanine card until the connectors on the card completely engage with the corresponding connectors.
The retention bracket on the side of the system latches onto the PCIe mezzanine card.
5
Close the retention latch to secure the PCIe mezzanine card.
Figure 38. Installing the PCIe mezzanine card
Next step
Follow the procedure listed in
Storage controller card
Your system includes a dedicated expansion card slot on the system board for the primary storage controller card. The storage controller
card provides the storage subsystem for internal hard drives of your system. The controller supports SAS, SATA, PCIe hard drives or SSDs
and also enables you to set up the drives in RAID configurations as supported by the version of the storage controller.
82
Installing and removing system components
Safety
instructions.
After working inside your
system.
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