Shrinking A Pci Riser-Card Assembly (For Half-Length Adapters); Removing A Pci Riser-Card Assembly - IBM System x3650 M4 Type 7915 Problem Determination And Service Manual

To stretch the riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Orient the riser-card assembly as shown.
2. Rotate the thumb screw 1 , which is close by the PCI slot end,
3. Fasten the thumbscrew.
4. Return to "Installing a PCI riser-card assembly" on page 219 or "Installing a PCI

Shrinking a PCI riser-card assembly (for half-length adapters)

If you are removing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot and will
replace it with a shorter adapter or no adapter, you must shrink the full-length PCI
riser-card assembly.
To shrink the full-length PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Rotate the thumb screw 1 , which is far from the PCI slot end,
2. Fasten the thumbscrew.
3. Return to "Installing a PCI riser-card assembly" on page 219 or "Installing a PCI

Removing a PCI riser-card assembly

The server comes with one riser-card assembly that contains two to three PCI slots.
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.
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counterclockwise and lengthen the PCI riser-card assembly 2 .
adapter in a PCI riser-card assembly" on page 222, as applicable.
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counterclockwise and shorten the PCI riser-card assembly 2 .
adapter in a PCI riser-card assembly" on page 222, as applicable.
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