Using Card Locks With Unusual Pci Card Shapes; Pci Card Mounting Problems; Tilted Cards - Oracle SPARC Enterprise M4000 Installation And Service Manual

1.3.4.3

Using Card Locks With Unusual PCI Card Shapes

FIGURE 1-20
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2
Figure Legend
1 Very low height and narrow width card
2 Irregularly-shaped card
1.3.5

PCI Card Mounting Problems

1.3.5.1

Tilted Cards

There are two common problems that involve PCI cards that turn at an angle when
mounted in PCI carriers.
The most common problem is that a PCI card can slip and tilt during seating when
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you do not apply enough pressure on a PCI carrier card lock when mounting the
card on the carrier.
A less common problem is that the bracket of a PCI card will bend when you
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apply too much pressure on a PCI carrier card lock when mounting the card on a
carrier.
Lock Arrangements for Unusually-Shaped Cards
1 type B on top, 1 type C on right side of the PCI card
1 type A and 1 type B on top, 1 type A on right side, 1 type C on lower right
side of the PCI card
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