CAUTION:CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all PCI slots have either a
riser slot blank or an expansion card installed.
CAUTION:CAUTION:
Before replacing a DIMM, backplane, expansion card, riser board, or other similar PCA components due to a perceived
hardware error, make sure first that the component is firmly seated in the slot.
When installing the replacement component:
Observe antistatic precautions.
Handle the PCA only along the edges.
Do not touch the components and connectors on the PCA.
Do not bend or flex the PCA.
ProcedureProcedure
1. Power down the server.
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
4. Do one of the following:
If the server is in tower mode, place the server on a flat, level surface with the access panel facing up .
If the server is in rack mode, remove the server from the rack .
5. Remove the access panel.
6. Disconnect any internal cables that are connected to the expansion card.
7. Do one of the following:
Remove the primary riser cage.
Remove the secondary riser cage.
8. If an expansion card with internal cables is installed on the riser, disconnect the cables from the card.
9. Remove the expansion card:
a. Simultaneously push and rotate to close the riser cage latch (callouts 1 and 2).
b. Remove the screw (callout 3), and then remove the expansion card (callout 4).
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