Install a front PCIe adapter

Follow the instructions in this section to install a front PCIe adapter.

About this task

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CAUTION

Sharp edges, corners, or joints nearby.

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.

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

• Go to Drivers and Software download website for ThinkSystem SR650a V4 to see the latest firmware and driver updates for your server.

• Go to Update the firmware for more information on firmware updating tools.

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. If a slot filler is installed, loosen the screw that secures the filler, and then remove the filler.
   Figure 1. PCIe slot filler
   
   
3. Install the PCIe adapter to the riser cage.
   Figure 2. PCIe adapter installation
   
   
   1. 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.
   2. Fasten screws to secure the PCIe adapter.
4. If applicable, connect the power cable from the PCIe adapter to the riser card. For PCIe adapters in the top three slots of the riser assembly, make sure to route the power cable into the cable clip as shown.
   Figure 3. Cable clips of front riser assembly
   
   

   1 2 3 Cable clips

5. After all PCIe adapters are installed, install the side support bracket.
   Figure 4. Side support bracket installation
   
   
   1. Press the side support bracket toward the riser cage until it is seated in place.
   2. Fasten two screws at the front of riser cage.
   3. Fasten two screws at the rear of riser cage.