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Rear riser card replacement

Use this information to remove and install a rear riser card.

Server rear configuration and riser assemblies​

See this section to identify the correlations between the rear configuration and riser assemblies.

Table 1. Server rear configuration and riser assemblies1
Server rear configurationRiser 1 assemblyRiser 2 assembly
Figure 1. Three PCIe slots

Figure 2. Riser 1 LP-LP bracket

Figure 3. Riser 1 BF2 card

Figure 4. Riser 2 bracket

Figure 5. Riser 2 card

Figure 6. Two PCIe slots

Figure 7. Riser 1 LP-filler bracket

Figure 8. Riser 1 card

Figure 9. Riser 2 FH bracket

Figure 10. Riser 2 card

Figure 11. Two PCIe slots

Figure 12. Riser 1 LP-FH bracket

Figure 13. Riser 1 BF card

Riser 2 assembly is not supported.

A rear wall bracket is required for this configuration.
Figure 14. A rear wall bracket

Figure 15. Two PCIe slots

Figure 16. Riser 1 LP-LP bracket

Figure 17. Riser 1 BF card

Riser 2 assembly is not supported.

Figure 18. Two PCIe slots

Figure 19. Riser 1 LP bracket

Figure 20. Riser 1 card

Figure 21. Riser 2 bracket

Figure 22. Riser 2 card

Figure 23. One PCIe slot

Figure 24. Riser 1 LP-LP bracket

Choose either one below to assemble:
  • Figure 25. Riser 1 BF card

  • Figure 26. Riser 1 card

Riser 2 assembly is not supported.

Figure 27. One PCIe slot

Figure 28. Riser 1 LP bracket

Figure 29. Riser 1 card

Riser 2 assembly is not supported.

Note

  1. The illustrations of riser brackets and cards may look slightly different from the physical ones.

  2. BF: “butterfly”, a riser card with slots on both sides.

The overview of rear riser brackets​

See this section to identify different riser brackets.

Figure 30. Riser 1 LP-FH bracket

Figure 31. Riser 1 LP-LP bracket

Figure 32. Riser 1/2 LP bracket

Figure 33. Riser 1 LP-filler bracket

Figure 34. Riser 2 FH bracket

The overview of rear riser cards​

See this section to identify different riser cards.

Riser cardNotes
Figure 35. A Gen 4/5 BF riser card

  • Depending on the server configuration or specific orders, the riser card can be a Gen 4 or Gen 5 card.

  • This section only breaks down how to match the cards with the brackets as the appearance and the installation methods are the same for the Gen 4 and Gen 5 BF cards.

Figure 36. A Gen 4/5 riser card

This card can be:

  • A Gen 4 riser 1 card

  • A Gen 5 BF riser 1 card with one slot removed

Figure 37. A Gen 4/5 riser card

Gen 4/5 riser 2 card