Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 - Removing a Pcie Card

9.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIecardinposition.
Figure63.Pivotingthecardlatchtotheclosedposition
10.DependingonthetypeofthePCIecard,connectanyrequiredcablesifnecessary.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardforspecificinformation.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178
.Then,continuewith
thefollowingproceduretoinstallthePCIecarddriverifrequired.
RemovingaPCIecard
Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:
•“RemovingaPCIecardfromtherisercardassembly”onpage95
•“RemovingaPCIecardfromthesystemboard”onpage97
RemovingaPCIecardfromtherisercardassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
Thefollowingprocedureisbasedonthescenariothatyouwanttoremoveafull-height,half-lengthPCIe
cardinstalledontherisercard.Theprocedureissimilarifyouwanttoremovealow-profilePCIecard
installedontherisercard.
ToremoveaPCIecardfromtherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:
Chapter6.Replacinghardware95