Oracle Exadata X10M Service Manual page 113

Remove the server top cover.
g.
See Remove the Server Top
Identify the proper back panel PCIe slot (Riser 2 or Riser 6) for the Riser you are
2.
replacing.
See Full Height PCIe Configuration in
Disconnect the data and power cables from the adjacent PCIe card in PCIe slot 1 or 5.
3.
Then remove the adjacent PCIe card.
See Remove a Half Height PCIe
Disconnect the PCIe Riser signal cable from the side of the riser you are replacing [1].
4.
Using a Torx (6 lobe) T25 screwdriver, loosen one screw that secures the PCIe riser to
5.
the back panel [2].
Using a Torx (6 lobe) T25 screwdriver, loosen the two screws that secure the PCIe riser
6.
to the motherboard [3].
Lift the PCIe riser from the slot and place it on an antistatic mat [4].
7.
If required, remove the installed PCIe card from the Riser PCIe slot.
8.
Hold the Riser in one hand and use your other hand to carefully pull the PCIe card
connector out of the PCIe riser slot.
Cover.
Back Panel Components.
Card.
Chapter 11
Remove a PCIe Riser
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