Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Installing or Removing a PCI Card

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltherisercardassembly.Therisercardassemblymight
havePCIcard(s)installedonit.
Toinstalltherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerisercardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstherisercardtoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe
server.Then,removetherisercardfromthestatic-protectivepackage.
4.PositiontherisercardassemblyinplacesothatyoucanpresstherisercardstraightdownintothePCI
cardslotonthesystemboard.SeeLocatingpartsonthesystemboard.Then,installthetwoscrewsto
securetherisercardassemblyinplace.Youmightneedascrewdrivertomakesurethatthescrewsare
rmlytightenedandtherisercardassemblyissecurelyinstalled.Donotover-tightenthescrews.
Note:Youmightneedtopresstheretaininglatchoftheslottosecuretherisercardintotheslot.
Figure27.Installingtherisercardassembly
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage90
.
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveaPCIcard.
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