Cisco UCS C24 Installation And Service Manual page 91

Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
Installation Procedure
Summary of procedure steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Use the following procedure to make the necessary chassis and cabling changes to a version 01 server
before you install the GPU card.
Prepare the server for component installation:
Step 1
a.
b.
If you cannot safely view and access the component, remove the server from the rack.
Caution
c.
d.
Step 2 Replace the chassis mid-brace:
a.
b.
c.
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Prepare the server for component installation.
Replace the chassis mid-brace.
Connect the 8-to-8 pin power cable adapter and the power cable to the motherboard.
Install the GPU card into the new replacement riser.
Install the new replacement riser into the chassis.
Connect the power cable to the GPU card.
Shut down and power off the server as described in the
Server" section on page 3-7.
Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so that you can remove the top cover. You might
have to detach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance.
Remove the top cover as described in the
on page 3-8.
Remove the air baffle that covers the CPUs and DIMMs.
Remove the existing PCIe risers. Use the finger holes in each PCIe riser to lift straight up on both
ends. Set the risers on an antistatic mat.
Remove the existing chassis mid-brace. Compress the finger-latches on each end of the mid-brace
toward the center, then lift it straight up (see
Install the new chassis mid-brace. Set the mid-brace in place while compressing the finger-latches
on each end toward the center. Release the latches to lock the mid-brace into position.
Installing or Replacing Server Components
"Shutting Down and Powering Off the
"Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover" section
Figure 3-27).
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