Step5.Loosenthescrews.Then,removetheCOMportbracketconnectorfromtheopeningofPCIe
riser2assembly.
Figure183.COMportbracketconnectorinsertionintoPCIeriser2assembly
Note:ForsomeitmaybeeasiertoremovetheCOMportbracketbyfirstslightlyremovingPCIe
riser2assemblyfromthesystemboard.
Step6.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheCOMportbracket,followallpackaginginstructions,anduse
anypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
ReplacingtheCOMportbracket
UsethisinformationtoreplacetheCOMportbracket.
ToinstalltheCOMportbracket,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page116
.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Step3.Ifnecessary,removePCIeriser2assemblyfromthesystemboard(see“RemovingaPCIriser-card
assembly”onpage169).
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