Remove a riser card (rear 3.5-inch drive cage)

Use this information to remove a riser card.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before removing a riser card:

1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.

2. Remove the rear 3.5-inch drive cage to access to the riser bracket. See Remove the rear 3.5-inch drive cage.

3. If there is any PCIe adapter installed on the riser card, record the cable connections first. Then, disconnect all cables from the PCIe adapter.

To remove a riser card, complete the following steps:

1. Grasp the riser assembly by its edges and carefully lift it straight up and off the chassis.

   Table 1. Riser assembly removal

   Figure 1. Riser 1 assembly

   Figure 2. Riser 2 assembly

2. Remove the PCIe adapters that are installed on the riser card. See Remove a PCIe adapter.
3. Remove the two screws that secure the failing riser card. Then, remove the failing riser card from the bracket.
   Note

   The illustration shows removing the riser card from riser 1 bracket. The procedure is the same for removing riser cards from other riser brackets.

   Figure 3. Riser card removal