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Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly

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

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

  1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-card assembly (see Replacing an adapter).
  3. Align the PCI riser-card assembly with the PCI slot connector on the system board and align it with the slot on the chassis; then, lower it into the server and press down firmly until the PCI riser-card assembly is seated correctly in the connector on the system board.

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  4. Reconnect any cables that you disconnected earlier to the adapters.
  5. Install the cover (see Replacing the server top cover).
  6. Slide the server into the rack, if it was in a rack.
  7. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
  8. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.