Removing a PCI riser-card assembly
Use this information to remove a PCI riser-card assembly.
About this task
Note: PCI riser-card brackets must be installed even if you do not install an
adapter.
To remove a PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 33.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 36).
4. Grasp both ends or the handle of the PCI riser-card assembly and lift it out of
the PCI riser-card slot on the system board.
5. If an adapter is installed in the PCI riser-card assembly, disconnect any cables
that are connected to the adapter.
6. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the PCI riser-card assembly (see
“Removing an adapter” on page 248).
7. Set the adapter and the PCI riser-card assembly aside.
Results
If you are instructed to return the PCI riser-card assembly, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Figure 141. PCI riser-card assembly removal
244 IBM System x3550 M4 Type 7914: Installation and Service Guide
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