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Install the front PCIe adapter and riser card

Follow instructions in this section to install the front PCIe adapter and riser 5 card.

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.

  • For PCIe adapter installation rules, see PCIe slots and PCIe adapters.

  • For ThinkSystem AMD X3522 10/25GbE DSFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter installed on the front riser card, make sure that the XCC firmware version is ESX330M or later.

Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new part to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new part out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Install the riser card and connect the cables to the riser card. See Internal cable routing.
    Figure 1. Installing the riser card
    Installing the riser card

    1. Insert the riser card into the slots in the riser cage.
    2. Push the top of the riser card towards the riser cage so that the holes in the riser card engage with the holes on the riser cage.
    3. Install the screws to secure the riser card into place.
  3. Install the PCIe adapter to the riser 5 cage.
    Figure 2. Installing the PCIe adapter to the riser 5 cage
    Installing the PCIe adapter to the riser 5 cage

    1. Press the retainer clip downward.
    2. Rotate the PCIe adapter retention latch to the open position.
    3. Align the PCIe adapter with the PCIe slot on the riser card. Carefully press the PCIe adapter straight into the slot until it is securely seated and its bracket also is secured.
    4. Close the retention latch.
      Note
      For ThinkSystem AMD X3522 10/25GbE DSFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, install the screw to secure the adapter before closing the retention latch if the server needs to be shipped.
  4. Install the riser 5 assembly on the front OCP assembly.
    Figure 3. Installing the riser 5 assembly on the front OCP assembly
    Install the riser 5 assembly on the front OCP assembly
  5. Install the front adapter assembly.
    Figure 4. Installing the front adapter assembly
    Installing the front adapter assembly
    1. Insert the front adapter assembly into the front chassis.
    2. Install the screws to secure the front adapter assembly in place.
  6. Connect the cables to the system board assembly and the rear OCP interposer card. See Internal cable routing.
  7. Install the system fan cage. See Install the system fan cage.
  8. Install the air baffle. See Install the air baffle.
  9. Install the riser 1 assembly if you have removed it. See Install a rear riser assembly.

After you finish

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube