Removing an adapter/GPU adapter

Use this information to remove an adapter/GPU adapter.

Before you remove an adapter/GPU adapter, complete the following steps:

1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. If the compute node is installed in a NeXtScale n1200 Enclosure, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

To remove an adapter/GPU adapter, complete the following steps:

1. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
2. Remove the PCI riser-cage assembly in the server (see Removing a PCI riser-cage assembly, Removing a PCI riser-cage assembly from the GPU tray, or Removing a PCI riser-cage assembly from the 2U GPU tray)
3. Disconnect any cables from the adapter/GPU adapter.
4. Place the PCI riser-cage assembly on a flat and static-protective surface.
5. Carefully grasp the adapter/GPU adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the adapter/GPU adapter from the PCI riser-cage assembly.
   Figure 1. Adapter removal
   
   

   Figure 2. GPU adapter removal (from front PCI riser assembly)
   
   

   Figure 3. GPU adapter removal (from rear PCI riser assembly)
   
   

   Figure 4. GPU adapter removal (from front PCI riser assembly of 2U GPU tray)
   
   

   Note

   Install the PCI fillers and fillers after removing the GPU adapter(s) from the front PCI riser assembly.

   Figure 5. GPU adapter removal (from rear PCI riser assembly of 2U GPU tray)
   
   

   Note

   Install the PCI fillers and fillers after removing the GPU adapter(s) from the rear PCI riser assembly.

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