IBM System x3650 M5 User Manual

Removing a riser-card assembly
Use this information to remove a riser-card assembly.
About this task
See http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/ for
a list of riser-card assemblies that you can use with the server.
To remove a riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on page “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 283.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and
all external cables.
3. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the top cover” on page 146).
4. Grasp the blue touch-points on the front and the rear side of the riser-card
assembly; then, lift it up to remove it from the server. Place the riser-card
assembly on a flat, static-protective surface.
v For half-length and low profile adapters
v For full-height, full-length adapters
PCI riser-card
assembly 2
PCI riser-card
assembly 1
Figure 106. Riser-card assembly removal - half-length and low profile adapters
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IBM System x3650 M5 Specifications

General

Processor Cores	Up to 22 cores per processor
Memory Slots	24 DIMM slots
Form Factor	2U rack server
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4
Memory	Up to 1.5 TB (24x 64 GB LRDIMMs)
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Network	4x 1 GbE ports standard, optional 10 GbE
Power Supply	Up to 2x redundant hot-swap 550W, 750W, or 900W power supplies
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware
Management	Integrated Management Module (IMM) v2.1
Storage	Up to 24 x 2.5" or 12 x 3.5" drives