Removing A Pci Riser-Card Assembly - IBM System x3550 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Removing a PCI riser-card assembly

Use this information to remove a PCI riser-card assembly.
About this task
Note: PCI riser-card brackets must be installed even if you do not install an
adapter.
To remove a PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page vii and
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 36).
4. Grasp both ends or the handle of the PCI riser-card assembly and lift it out of
Figure 141. PCI riser-card assembly removal
5. If an adapter is installed in the PCI riser-card assembly, disconnect any cables
6. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the PCI riser-card assembly (see
7. Set the adapter and the PCI riser-card assembly aside.
Results
If you are instructed to return the PCI riser-card assembly, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
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"Installation guidelines" on page 33.
all external cables.
the PCI riser-card slot on the system board.
that are connected to the adapter.
"Removing an adapter" on page 248).