Install a riser card

Use this information to install a riser card.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

To install a riser card, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new riser card to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new riser card out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
2. Note the notch 1 on the riser card and ensure that the orientation of the riser card is correct as shown. Then, align the screw holes in the new riser card with the corresponding ones in the bracket and install the two screws to secure the riser card to the bracket.
   Figure 1. Riser card installation
   

   

   
   
3. Install a PCIe adapter on the riser card. See Install a PCIe adapter.
4. Connect cables to the PCIe adapter on the riser card. See Internal cable routing.
5. Position the riser assembly on the chassis. Align the two pins on the bracket with the two holes in the chassis and align the riser card with the riser slot on the system board. Then, carefully press the riser assembly straight down into the slot until it is fully seated.
   Figure 2. Riser assembly installation