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Rear PCIe adapter and riser assembly replacement

Follow instructions in this section to remove and install a rear riser assembly and PCIe adapter. The PCIe adapter can be an Ethernet card, a host bus adapter, a RAID adapter, an add-in PCIe SSD adapter, or any other supported PCIe adapters. PCIe adapters vary by type, but the installation and removal procedures are the same.

Riser cages vary by server rear configurations.

Note
Table 1. Riser cages
Server rear configurationRiser 1 cageRiser 2 cageRiser 3 cage or 4LP riser 3/4 cage
Configuration with 8 PCIe slots
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3-slot riser cage



Riser 3 cage

  • Gen 4



  • Gen 5



Configuration with 10 PCIe slots
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 4LP riser 3/4 cage



LP: low profile
Configuration with a 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3-slot riser cage



 
Configuration with an 8 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 1-slot riser cage



 
Configuration with a 2 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 1-slot riser cage



 
Configuration with a 4 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 1-slot riser cage



  • 1-slot riser cage