Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119).
Step4.IfanadapterisinstalledinthePCIriser-cardassembly,disconnectanycablesthatareconnected
totheadapter.
Step5.GraspbothendsorthehandleofthePCIriser-cardassemblyandliftitoutofthePCIriser-card
slotonthesystemboard.ThefollowingillustrationsshowthedifferentPCIriser-cardassembly
configurationsthatcouldbepresentintheserver.
Note:Whentherear2.5-inchhot-swap-drivekitisused,onlythePCIriser-cardassemblywithone
x8orx16low-profileslotcanbeusedforconnector2onthesystemboard.
1U PCIe Riser 3 assembly
(1x low-profile; x8 or x16)
Rear 2.5-inch
hot-swap-drive kit
Figure92.PCIriser-cardassemblyremoval(1)
1U PCIe Riser 2 assembly
(1x full-height half-length; x16
and 1x low profile; x8 or x16)
1U PCIe Riser 1 assembly
(1x ML2; x16)
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Figure93.PCIriser-cardassemblyremoval(2)
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