Install a PCIe adapter and riser assembly

Use this information to install a PCIe adapter and riser assembly.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before installing a PCIe adapter and riser assembly:

1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new PCIe adapter to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new PCIe adapter out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new riser assembly to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new riser assembly out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

3. Locate the correct PCIe slot for the PCIe adapter. For information about the PCIe slots and supported PCIe adapters, see Rear view.

Your server comes with one of the following riser assembly configurations:

Configuration 1 Riser 1 assembly: LP + LP Riser 2 assembly: LP (available on some models)

Configuration 2 Riser 1 assembly: LP + FHHL

To install a PCIe adapter and riser assembly, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

1. Install the PCIe adapter into the riser assembly.

   Table 1. PCIe adapter installation

   Figure 1. Riser 1 assembly (LP+LP)

   Figure 2. Riser 1 assembly (LP+FHHL)

   Figure 3. Riser 2 assembly (LP)

2. Connect cables to the PCIe adapter in the riser assembly. See Internal cable routing.
3. 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.
   Note

   The riser assembly you want to install might be different from the following illustration, but the installation method is the same.

   Figure 4. Riser assembly installation