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7.
If you are installing an expansion board, remove the PCI blank.
8. Install any optional expansion boards.
9. Connect all necessary internal cabling to the expansion board. For more information on these
cabling requirements, see the documentation that ships with the option.
10. Install the single-slot 1U node right PCI riser cage assembly and then secure it with four T-10
screws.
11. Do one of the following:
o Install the 1U left rear I/O blank ("Install the rear I/O blank" on page 40).
o Install the single-slot left PCI riser cage assembly ("Single-slot left PCI riser cage assembly
option" on page 84).
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the node
unless
all PCI riser cages or rear I/O blanks are installed, and do not operate the node unless all PCI
slots have either an expansion slot cover or an expansion board installed.
IMPORTANT: If the PCIe riser cage assembly is not seated properly, then the server does
not power up.