Installing A Pci Riser Card Assembly; Removing And Installing An Adapter - Lenovo ThinkServer RD210 Hardware Maintenance Manual

7. Set the adapter and riser-card assembly aside.

Installing a PCI riser card assembly

To install a PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information in Chapter 2 "Safety information" on page 3 and "Installation guidelines"
on page 67.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing and replacing the cover" on page 72).
4. Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-card assembly.
5. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter manufacturer.
6. Align the PCI riser-card assembly with the PCI slot connector on the system board: then, press down
firmly until the riser-card assembly in seated correctly in the connector on the system board.
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PCI riser-card assembly (full-height, full-length adapters)
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PCI riser-card assembly (low-profile adapters)
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PCI riser connector 1
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PCI riser connector 2

Removing and installing an adapter

The following describe the types of adapters that the server supports and other information that you must
consider when installing an adapter:
• Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this section.
• The server provides two PCI riser slots on the system board. Each slot comes with a PCI riser assembly
with a bracket installed. The following information indicates the riser card slots and the type of adapters
that the riser cards support:
– Standard models of the server comes with two PCI Express riser-card assemblies installed.
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