Install a PCIe adapter and riser assembly

Use the following information to install a PCIe adapter and riser assembly on the rear of the server.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Your server supports the following rear configurations:

Rear configuration	Image
8 PCIe slots: The server has eight PCIe slots, without any rear drive cage. 1: riser 1 bracket, 3FH 2: riser 2 bracket, 2FH1LP 3: riser 3 bracket, 2FH
Rear 2.5-inch drive cage: The server has six PCIe slots, with a rear 2.5-inch drive cage. 1: riser 1 bracket, 3FH 2: riser 2 bracket, 3LP
Rear 3.5-inch drive cage: The server has two PCIe slots, with a rear 3.5-inch drive cage. 1: riser 1 bracket, 1FH 2: riser 2 bracket, 1LP

Note

Depending on the specific type, your PCIe adapter, riser card, and riser bracket might look different from the illustrations in this topic. The illustrations show how to install a PCIe adapter onto riser card 1 in riser 1 bracket. The installation procedure is similar for other riser brackets.

Before installing a PCIe adapter:

1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new PCIe adapter to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new PCIe adapter out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

2. If you are going to install a RAID/HBA adapter, refer to Technical rules for HBA/RAID adapters.

3. If you are going to install a PCIe Flash storage adapter, refer to Technical rules for PCIe Flash storage adapters.

4. If you are going to install a GPU adapter, refer to Install a GPU adapter.

5. If you are going to insatll a PCIe network adapter, note that PCIe network adapter of 10 GbE or higher can not be installed in slot 3.

6. Locate an appropriate PCIe slot. Refer to Rear view to identify the PCIe slots.

   Note

   The following adapters require a full-height bracket and must be installed in a full-height slot:

   • ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter

   • ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter_Refresh (V2)

To install a PCIe adapter, complete the following steps:

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. Then, pivot the PCIe adapter retention latch to the closed position.
   Note

   • Carefully handle the PCIe adapter by its edges.

   • For PCIe adapters in riser 1 and riser 2 and ThinkSystem AMD X3522 10/25GbE DSFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, install the screw to secure the adapter before closing the retention latch if the server needs to be shipped.

   Figure 1. PCIe adapter installation
   

   

   
   
2. Install the riser assembly.
   
   

   

   
   
3. Connect cables to the riser card and PCIe adapter. Internal cable routing.