Removing an adapter

Use this information to remove an adapter.

To remove an adapter, complete the following steps:

1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server (see Turning off the server) and all attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the server cover (see Removing the server top cover).
4. Remove the adapter from a PCIe slot on the system board.
   1. Disconnect any cables (including external cables) from the adapter.
   2. Lift up the adapter retention latch that secures the adapter
   3. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the adapter from the connector on the system board and set it aside. Go tostep 7.
5. Remove the adapter from the PCIe riser-card assembly.
   1. Grasp the riser-card assembly by the blue touch points and pull it out of the PCIe riser-card connector on the system board.
   2. Disconnect any cables (including external cables) from the adapter.
   3. Lift up the adapter retention latch that secures the adapter.
   4. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the adapter from the riser-card assembly.

      

   5. Place the riser-card assembly on a flat, static-protective surface.
6. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.