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Install a rear PCIe adapter

Follow instructions in this section to install a rear 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.

  • Before you remove any component of a RAID array (drive, RAID card, etc.), back up all RAID configuration information.

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. (Optional) If you have removed the riser card, install the riser card first.
    Figure 1. Installing riser card 1
    Installing riser card 1
    Figure 2. Installing riser card 3
    Installing riser card 3
    Figure 3. Installing the riser card to 4LP riser 3/4 cage
    Installing the riser card to the 4LP riser 3/4 cage
    1. Align the riser card with the riser bracket and install it into the riser bracket in the shown direction.
    2. Install the screws to secure the riser card into place.
  3. Install the new PCIe adapter to the riser assembly.
    Figure 4. Installing the PCIe adapter on riser 1 or 2 assembly
    Installing the PCIe adapter on riser 1 or 2 assembly
    Figure 5. Installing the PCIe adapter on riser 3 assembly
    Installing the PCIe adapter on riser 3 assembly
    1. Open the retention latch.
    2. 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.
    3. Close the retention latch.
    Figure 6. Installing the PCIe adapter to the 4LP riser 3/4 assembly
    Installing the PCIe adapter to the 4LP riser 3/4 assembly
    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. Tighten the screw to secure the PCIe adapter into place.

After you finish

  1. Install the riser assembly into chassis. See Install a rear riser assembly.

  2. If you have installed a RAID 930 or 940 adapter, install a RAID flash power module. See RAID flash power module replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube