Removing A Pci Riser-Card Assembly - IBM System x3650 M3 4255 Service Manual

7. Reconnect the external cables; then, reconnect the power cords and turn on the
Note: You will have to configure the server to boot from the hypervisor USB drive.
See "Configuring the server" on page 253 for information about enabling the
hypervisor memory key.

Removing a PCI riser-card assembly

The server comes with one riser-card assembly that contains two PCI Express x8
Gen 2 connectors. You can replace a PCI Express riser-card assembly with a
riser-card assembly that contains one PCI Express Gen 2 x16 connector or that
contains two PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz connectors. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/
eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of riser-card assemblies that you can use
with the server.
To remove a riser-card assembly, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
3. Slide the server out of the rack.
4. Remove the server cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 177).
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peripheral devices and the server.
on page 169.
external cables.
PCI riser-card
assembly 2
PCI riser-card
assembly 1