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Removing an adapter

Use this information to remove an adapter.

To remove an adapter, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords; then, remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
  3. Disconnect any cables from the adapter.
  4. Grasp the PCI riser-card assembly at the blue tabs and lift to remove the PCI riser-card assembly.
  5. Place the PCI riser-card assembly on a flat and static-protective surface.
  6. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly.
    Figure 1. Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 1 on system board)
    Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 1 on system board)

    Figure 2. Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot and one full-height half-length slot (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system board)
    Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot and one full-height half-length slot (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system board)

If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.