Riser-card
assembly
To install the riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Install the adapters in the riser-card assembly.
Note: Because of mechanical interference, if you have installed a Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine in the server, you cannot install an adapter in
expansion slot 1 on the riser-card assembly.
2. Reconnect any adapter cables that you disconnected when you removed the
riser-card assembly.
3. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of the server
and with the riser-card connectors on the system board; then, press down on
the assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the
riser-card connectors on the system board.
4. Install the cover (see “Installing the cover” on page 29).
5. Slide the server into the rack.
6. Connect the cables and power cords.
7. Turn on all attached devices and the server.
Removing the backplane or back plate (3.5-inch drives)
To remove the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) backplane, which is also referred to as
the hot-swap SAS/SATA backplane, or to remove the simple-swap SATA back plate,
complete the following steps.
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