Acer Altos R710 Service Manual page 92

Replacing the PCI Riser Board
Altos R710 have three kinds of PCI riser option ca be choosed. The default installed riser card for the three
PCI-X 66/100MHz slots be mounted on riser card with your can choice of one of two PCI riser cards for
upgrade options:
Three generation I/O riser card option: Two 4 lanes PCI-Express slot (x8 lanes connector
mounted) and one PCI-X 66/100MHz slots.
Performance I/O riser card options: Two 133MHz PCI-X slots and one 66/100MHz PCI-X slot.
The PCI riser board can be replaced if it fails or if a different option is required. To replace the PCI riser board,
use the following instructions.
NOTE: To eliminate the possibility of installing the replacement boards on the wrong side of the PCI riser
assembly, replace one board at a time.
1. Remove the chassis cover.
2. Remove Processor Air Duct.
3. Lift up on the two blue levers to lift the PCI Riser assembly from the chassis.
4. Push back on the blue release lever at the end of one of the riser boards. While holding the lever back,
push firmly on the other edgo of the board to disengage the board from the riser.
5. Line up the screws on the riser assembly with the slot and the large hole on the replacement riser board.
6. Push on the riser slot while pulling the card away from the blue release lever. The blue release lever will
click into place.
Installing board onto PCI Riser assembly. This refers to the two small boards on the riser assembly itself.
These are the boards into which an add-in card is inserted
7. Repeat steps 3 - 5 on the other riser card.
8. Install the PCI add-in card(s), if desired.
9. Install the riser assembly into the chassis.
10. Install Processor Air Duct.
11. Install the chassis cover.
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