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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.

  • For PCIe adapter installation rules, see PCIe slots and PCIe adapters.

Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

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.
    Note

    For the 9450-8i, 5450-16i, 9450-16i, and 4450-16i PCIe adapters, make sure to install x8 or x16 slot holders to protect the slots if the server needs to be shipped.

    Figure 1. Installing the riser card to riser 1 or 2 cage
    Installing the riser card to riser 1 or 2 cage
    Figure 2. Installing the riser card to riser 3 cage
    Installing the riser card to riser 1 or 2 cage
    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 cage and put it into the riser cage in the shown direction.
    2. Install the screws to secure the riser card into place, and connect cables to the riser card if needed.
  3. Install the new PCIe adapter to the riser assembly.

    • Riser 1/2/3 assembly

      Figure 4. Installing the PCIe adapter to the riser 1 or 2 assembly
      Installing the PCIe adapter to the riser 1 or 2 assembly
      Figure 5. Installing the PCIe adapter to the riser 3 assembly
      Installing the PCIe adapter to the riser 3 assembly
    1. Press the retainer clip downward.
    2. Rotate the retention latch to the open position.
    3. 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.
    4. Close the retention latch.
      Note
      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.

    • 4LP riser 3/4 assembly

      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

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