Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Page 229

Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
RemovinganadapteronthePCI-Xbracket
UsethisinformationtoremoveanadapteronthePCI-Xbracket.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage35.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
ToremoveanadapteronthePCI-Xbracket,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Carefullyturntheserveronitssidesothatitislyingflat,withthecoverfacingup.
Attention:Donotallowtheservertofallover.
Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage184).
Step3.Disconnectthecablesfromtheadapter.
Step4.Rotatetheadapter-retentionbracketsonthePCI-Xbrackettotheopenposition.
000
000
000
00
00
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
000
000
00
00
00
00
00
Adapter
Adapter
connectors
Expansion-slot
cover
Figure130.Rotatetheadapter-retentionbracketsonthePCI-Xbrackettotheopenposition
Chapter6.Removingandreplacingcomponents215