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Removing the PCI riser-card assembly

Use this information to remove the PCI riser-card assembly.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To remove the PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps.

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
  2. If an adapter is installed in the PCI riser-card assembly, disconnect any cables that are connected to the adapter.
  3. Grasp the front and rear of the PCI riser-card assembly and lift it out of the PCI riser-card slot on the system board.

    PCI riser-card assembly removal
  4. Disconnect any cables from the adapters in the PCI riser-card assembly.
  5. Place the PCI riser-card assembly on a flat, static-protective surface. If you are instructed to return the PCI riser-card assembly, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

If you are instructed to return the server component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.