Installing the expansion card risers
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. If removed, install the expansion cards into the expansion card risers.
Steps
1. Holding the edges or the touch points, align the holes on the expansion card riser with the guides on the system board.
2. Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated
on the system board connector.
3. Tighten the captive screws on the risers and system if any.
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
NOTE: Riser 2A is installed first as it is seated underneath Riser 1P and Riser 3B.
Figure 144. Installing the expansion card riser (Riser 1)
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