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Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly

Use this information to install a PCI riser-card assembly.

To install a PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Make sure that the server and all peripheral devices are turned off and that the power cords and all external cables are disconnected.
  3. Reinstall any adapters and reconnect any internal cables that you removed in other procedures.
  4. Align the PCI riser-card assembly with the selected PCI riser-card connector on the system board:
    Figure 1. PCI riser-card assembly installation
    PCI riser-card assembly installation
    • PCI riser-card assembly 1: Carefully fit the two alignment slots on the side of the assembly onto the two alignment brackets in the side of the chassis.
    • PCI riser-card assembly 2: Carefully align the bottom edge (the contact edge) of the PCI riser-card assembly with the PCI riser connector on the system board.
  5. Press down on the assembly. Make sure that the PCI riser-card assembly is fully seated in the PCI riser connector on the system board.