Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.Useany
documentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsin
thistopic.
ToinstallaPCIecardontherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Removetherisercardassemblyandlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage91.
5.LocateanappropriatePCIeslot.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage27toidentifythePCIeslotsof
yourserver.
Note:TheLenovoThinkServerRAID520iPCIeAdapter,theLenovoThinkServerRAID720iPCIe
Adapter,orafull-length,full-heightgraphicscardcanbeinstalledonlyinPCIeslot1.
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Thefollowingprocedureisbasedonthescenariothatyouinstallafull-height,half-lengthPCIecardonthe
risercardassembly.Theinstallationprocedureissimilarforafull-height,full-lengthPCIecard.