Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Installing or Removing the Riser Card

Installingorremovingtherisercard
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetherisercard.
Installingtherisercard
Attention
DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe
WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourproduct,and
Guidelines.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltherisercard.TherisercardhasaPCIcardinstalledonit.
Toinstalltherisercard,dothefollowing:
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerisercardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.LocatetheappropriatePCIslotonthesystemboardforinstallingtherisercard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage29.
4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstherisercardtoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe
server.Then,removetherisercardfromthestatic-protectivepackage.
5.Presstherisercard(mighthavingaPCIcardinstalled)downintotheappropriatePCIcardslotonthe
systemboard.Then,closetheretentiontabtosecurethePCIcard(installedontherisercard)andthen
installthefasteningscrewtosecuretherisercardinplace.
Note:TherisercardmighthaveaPCIcardalreadyinstalledonit.CarefullytthePCIcardintothe
server.
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