Step 1.
Read the safety information that begins on
417.
Step 2.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Step 3.
Remove the cover (see
Step 4.
Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-card assembly (see
Step 5.
Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter manufacturer.
Step 6.
If you are installing the PCI riser-card assembly on PCI slot connector 1 on the system board,
remove the PCI filler panel from the rear of the server.
Step 7.
Align the PCI riser-card assembly with the PCI slot connector on the system board; then, press
down firmly until the PCI riser-card assembly is seated correctly in the connector on the system
board.
Figure 104. PCI riser-card assembly installation
Removing the PCI riser-card bracket from the riser card
Use this information to remove the PCI riser-card bracket from the riser card.
To remove the PCI riser-card bracket from the riser card, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Read the safety information that begins on
417.
Step 2.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Step 3.
Remove the cover (see
Step 4.
Remove the PCI riser-card assembly (see
Step 5.
Remove the screw that attaches the PCI riser card to the PCI bracket.
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"Removing the cover" on page
PCI riser
connector 2
"Removing the cover" on page
"Safety" on page v
and
424).
"Replacing an adapter" on page
PCI riser-card assembly
(full-height, half-lenght adapters)
PCI riser-card assembly
(low-profile adapters)
PCI riser
connector 1
"Safety" on page v
and
424).
"Removing a PCI riser-card assembly" on page
"Installation guidelines" on page
"Installation guidelines" on page
487).
448).