Replacing The Pci Riser-Card Assembly - Lenovo Converged HX Series Installation And Service Manual

Step 1. Remove the compute node (see "Removing a compute node from a chassis" on page 81).
PCI riser assembly
Figure 57. PCI riser-card assembly removal
Step 2. Remove the 3 M3 screws.
Step 3. Grasp the PCI riser-card assembly at the front and rear edges (blue tabs) and lift to remove it from
the server.
Step 4. Disconnect any cables from the adapters in the PCI riser-card assembly.
Step 5. Remove the adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly (see "Removing an adapter" on page 113).
Step 6. Place the PCI riser-card assembly on a flat, static-protective surface.
If you are instructed to return the server component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Replacing the PCI riser-card assembly

Use this information to replace the PCI riser-card assembly.
Read the safety information in "Safety" on page iii and "Installation guidelines" on page 79.
If you are replacing a server component or installing an optional device in the server, you need to take out the
node out from the rack enclosure, turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect all external
cables.
To replace the PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps.
Step 1. Install the adapter in the PCI riser-card assembly (see "Replacing an adapter" on page 114).
Step 2. Reconnect any adapter cables that you disconnected when you removed the PCI riser-card
assembly.
Step 3. Carefully align the PCI riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of the server and with the
PCI riser-card connector on the system board; then, press down on the PCI riser-card assembly.
Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the connector on the system board.
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