Install a front PCIe riser card

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

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.

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. Install the riser card.
   Figure 1. Riser card installation
   
   
   1. Align the riser card with the riser cage and put it into the riser cage.
   2. Fasten screws to secure the riser card.
3. For riser cards of the top three slots of the riser assembly, make sure to route the signal cable into the cable clip as shown.
   Figure 2. Cable clips of front riser assembly
   
   

   1 2 3 Cable clips