Remove a PCIe riser card

Follow instructions in this section to remove a PCIe riser card.

Procedure

1. Make preparation for this task.
   1. Remove the front top cover. See Remove the front top cover.
   2. Remove the rear top cover. See Remove the rear top cover.
   3. Remove the PCIe riser where the PCIe card has been installed. See Remove a PCIe riser.
   4. Remove the 7mm drives and the drive cage if necessary. See Remove a 7mm drive and Remove the 7mm drive cage.
   5. Remove the serial port module if necessary. See Remove the serial port module.
   6. Remove all of the PCIe adapters or GPU adapters. See Remove a PCIe adapter or Remove a GPU adapter.
2. Unfasten the two screws to remove the cable cover from the PCIe riser.
   Figure 1. Cable cover removal
   
   
3. Disconnect the cable(s) from the outside of the PCIe riser.
   Note

   Depending on the configuration, disconnect one cable or two cables from the outside of the PCIe riser.

   Figure 2. Cable disconnection
   
   
4. Remove the PCIe riser card.
   1. Remove the three screws from the PCIe retainer.
   2. Remove the PCIe retainer from the PCIe riser card.
   3. Disconnect the cable(s) from the PCIe riser card.
      Note

      Depending on the configuration, disconnect one cable or two cables from the PCIe riser card.
   4. Remove the two screws from the PCIe riser card.
   5. Remove the PCIe riser card from the PCIe riser cage.
      Figure 3. PCIe riser card removal