Remove a front PCIe riser card

Follow the instructions in this section to remove 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.

Procedure

1. Make preparation for the task.
   1. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See Remove the server from the rack.
   2. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
   3. Remove the riser assembly. See Remove a front riser assembly.
   4. Remove all the PCIe adapters installed in the riser cage. See Remove a front PCIe adapter.
2. If the cable of PCIe riser card is secured in the cable clip, remove the cable from the cable clip.
   Figure 1. Cable clips of front riser assembly
   
   

   1 2 3 Cable clips

3. Remove the PCIe riser card
   Figure 2. Riser card removal
   
   
   1. Loosen the screws that secure the riser card.
   2. Grasp the riser card by its edges and carefully take it out of the riser cage.