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Install a PCIe adapter

Use this information to install a PCIe adapter.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the PCIe adapter to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the PCIe adapter out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Locate the correct PCIe slot for the PCIe adapter. For information about the PCIe slots and supported PCIe adapters, see Rear view.
  3. Install the PCIe adapter and secure it to the riser assembly.
    Figure 1. PCIe adapter installation into the rear LP-FH riser assembly
    Installing PCIe adapters into the LP-FH riser assembly
    Figure 2. PCIe adapter installation into the front LP riser assembly
    Installing PCIe adapters into the front LP riser assembly
    1. Rotate the latch on the riser bracket to open position.
    2. Align the PCIe adapter with the PCIe slot on the riser card. Then, carefully press the PCIe adapter straight into the slot until it is securely seated and its bracket is secured.
    3. Rotate the latch on the riser bracket to closed position.
    Note

    • Ensure that PCIe adapter installation meets the rules in PCIe slots and adapters

    • The procedure for installing a PCIe adapter is similar for different types of riser assembly. In this topic, the LP-FH riser assembly is used as an example.

  4. Connect cables to the PCIe adapter in the riser assembly. See Internal cable routing.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall the riser assembly. See Install the rear riser card.

  2. Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube