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InstallingaPCIecardonthesystemboard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstallaPCIecardonthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
4.LocatethePCIeslotonthesystemboardandthenpivotthecardlatchtotheopenposition.
Figure58.OpeningthePCIecardlatch
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