Removing an adapter

Use this information to remove an adapter.

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords; then, remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
3. Disconnect any cables from the adapter.
4. Grasp the PCI riser-card assembly at the blue tabs and lift to remove the PCI riser-card assembly.
5. Place the PCI riser-card assembly on a flat and static-protective surface.
6. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly.
   Figure 1. Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 1 on system board)
   

   

   
   
   Figure 2. Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot for ML2 card (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 1 on system board)
   

   

   
   

   Figure 3. Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system board)
   

   

   
   

   Figure 4. Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has two low-profile slots (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system board)
   

   

   
   

   Figure 5. Adapter removal from a PCI riser-card assembly that has one low-profile slot and one full-height half-length slot (for PCI riser-card assembly connector 2 on system board)