Removing the COM port bracket

Use this information to remove the COM port bracket.

To remove the COM port bracket, 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 the power cords and all external cables, if necessary.
3. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
4. Disconnect the COM port bracket cable from the system board.
   Figure 1. Disconnecting COM port bracket cable from system board
   

   

   
   
5. Loosen the screws. Then, remove the COM port bracket connector from the opening of PCIe riser 2 assembly.
   Figure 2. COM port bracket connector insertion into PCIe riser 2 assembly
   

   

   
   

   Note

   For some it may be easier to remove the COM port bracket by first slightly removing PCIe riser 2 assembly from the system board.
6. If you are instructed to return the COM port bracket, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.