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 configuration	Riser 1 assembly	Riser 2 assembly
Figure 1. Three PCIe slots	Figure 2. LP-FH riser bracket Figure 3. BF² riser card Figure 4. BF riser card	Figure 5. LP riser bracket Figure 6. LP riser card
Figure 7. Two PCIe slots	Figure 8. FH riser bracket 1 Figure 9. FH riser card	Figure 10. FH riser bracket 2 Figure 11. FH riser card
Figure 12. Two PCIe slots	Figure 13. LP-FH riser bracket Figure 14. BF² riser card Figure 15. BF riser card	Riser 2 assembly is not supported.
Figure 16. Two PCIe slots	Figure 17. FH riser bracket 3 Figure 18. FH riser card	Figure 19. LP riser bracket Figure 20. LP riser card
Figure 21. One PCIe slot	Figure 22. FH riser bracket 3 Figure 23. FH riser card	Riser 2 assembly is not supported.
Figure 24. One PCIe slot	Figure 25. FH riser bracket 3 Figure 26. FH riser card	Riser 2 assembly is not supported.

Note

The illustrations of riser brackets and cards may look slightly different from the physical ones.
BF: “butterfly”, a riser card with slots on both sides.

See this section to identify different riser brackets.

Figure 27. LP-FH riser bracket

Figure 28. LP riser bracket

Figure 29. FH riser bracket 1

Figure 30. FH riser bracket 2

Figure 31. FH riser bracket 3

See this section to identify different riser cards.

Figure 32. FH riser card

Figure 33. BF riser card

Figure 34. BF riser card

Figure 35. LP riser card

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