Removing a full-height adapter

Use these instructions to remove an adapter from the PCIe Expansion Node full-height PCIe riser.

Before you remove an adapter from the PCIe Expansion Node full-height PCIe riser, complete the following steps:

1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. If you are not replacing the adapter, you must have a filler to install in the empty slot. Obtain the correct slot filler before continuing.
3. If the PCIe Expansion Node is installed in a Flex System Enterprise Chassis chassis, remove it (see Removing a PCIe Expansion Node and attached compute node host for instructions).
4. Carefully lay the PCIe Expansion Node on a flat, static-protective surface with the right side of the unit oriented toward you.
5. Remove the PCIe Expansion Node cover (see Removing the cover for instructions).

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CAUTION

Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade.

To remove an adapter from the full-height PCIe riser, complete the following steps.

1. If the installed PCIe adapter is a high-power adapter with an external power cable, disconnect the adapter power cable from the system board (see System board connectors for connector locations).
2. Grasp the full-height PCIe riser by the blue touch points and pull the riser straight up to disconnect the riser from the system board connector; then, lift the full-height PCIe riser out of the PCIe Expansion Node.
   
   
   
3. Carefully lay the full-height PCIe riser on it's left side on a flat, static-protective surface with the adapter slots facing up.
   Note

   The full-height PCIe riser has two connectors for PCIe adapters. The lower connector is for adapter slot 1 and the upper connector is for adapter slot 2
4. Pull the adapter out of the slot and remove it from the PCIe riser.
   Important

   Each adapter slot must have either an adapter or a filler installed. If the adapter will not be immediately replaced, install a filler in the adapter slot.