If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
“Completing the installation” on page 89.
Removing an adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly
To remove an adapter from a PCI expansion slot, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 35.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables.
3. Remove the server top cover (see “Removing the server top cover” on page
44).
4. If you have the optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage installed, rotate it up
(see “Rotating the optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up” on page 46).
5. Disconnect any cables from the adapter (make note of the cable routing, in case
you reinstall the adapter later).
6. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly (see “Removing the PCI riser-card
assembly” on page 46).
7. The following illustrates the steps for removing an adapter from different PCI
riser-card assemblies:
v For 2U PCI riser-card assembly 1:
a. Rotate the retention latch to the open position.
b. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the
adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly.
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