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7.InstallanewPCIecardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIecardslotbrackettocovertheplace.
See“InstallingaPCIecardontherisercardassembly”onpage89
.
8.Reinstalltherisercardassembly.See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage81.
9.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIecard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178
.
RemovingaPCIecardfromthesystemboard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremoveaPCIecardfromthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
4.LocatethePCIecardandthenpivotthecardlatchtotheopenposition.Then,graspthePCIecardby
itsedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthePCIeslot.
Note:ThePCIecardmightfittightlyintothePCIeslot.Ifnecessary,alternativelymoveeachsideofthe
PCIecardasmallandequalamountuntilitisremovedfromtheslot.
Figure66.RemovingthePCIecard
Chapter6.Replacinghardware97