Removing An Adapter - IBM 7940 Problem Determination And Service Manual

2. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides at the rear of the server
3. Reconnect any cables that you removed from the adapter.
4. Install the cover (see "Installing the cover" on page 31).
5. Slide the server into the rack.
6. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
7. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing an adapter

To remove an HTX or PCI Express adapter, 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. Remove the server cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 31).
4. Disconnect any cables from the adapter.
5. Remove the riser-card assembly from the server (see "Removing a riser-card
6. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the
7. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and
and the riser-card connector on the system board; then, press down on the
assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the
riser-card connector.
on page 29.
external cables; then, remove the server from the rack.
assembly" on page 33).
adapter from the slot.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
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