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Remove a rear PCIe adapter

Follow instructions in this section to remove 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. 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 rack.
    2. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
    3. Remove the riser assembly. See Remove a rear riser assembly.
  2. Remove the PCIe adapter from the riser assembly.
    Note
    For PCIe adapters in riser 1 and riser 2 and ThinkSystem AMD X3522 10/25GbE DSFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, remove the screw that secures the adapter first.
    Figure 1. Removing the PCIe adapter from riser 1 or 2 assembly
    Removing the PCIe adapter from riser 1 or 2 assembly
    Figure 2. Removing the PCIe adapter from riser 3 assembly
    Removing the PCIe adapter from riser 3 assembly
    1. Press the retainer clip downward.
    2. Rotate the PCIe adapter retention latch to the open position.
    3. Grasp the PCIe adapter by its edges and carefully pull it out of the PCIe slot.
    Figure 3. Removing a PCIe adapter from the 4LP riser 3/4 assembly
    Removing a PCIe adapter from the 4LP riser 3/4 assembly
    1. Remove the screw that secures the PCIe adapter.
    2. Grasp the PCIe adapter by its edges and carefully pull it out of the PCIe slot.
  3. (Optional) If you are replacing the riser card, remove the riser card from the riser cage.
    Figure 4. Removing riser card 1 (same for riser card 2)
    Removing riser card 1
    Figure 5. Removing riser card 3
    Removing riser card 3
    Figure 6. Removing the riser card from 4LP riser 3/4 cage
    Removing the riser card from 4LP riser 3/4 cage
    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 bracket in the shown direction.

After you finish

  1. Install a new PCIe adapter to the riser assembly. See Install a rear PCIe adapter.

  2. If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube