6.GraspthePCIecardbyitsedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthePCIeslot.
Note:ThePCIecardmightfittightlyintothePCIeslot.Ifnecessary,alternativelymoveeachsideofthe
PCIecardasmallandequalamountuntilitisremovedfromtheslot.
Figure80.RemovingthePCIecard
7.InstallanewPCIecardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIecardslotbrackettocovertheplace.
See“InstallingaPCIecardontherisercardassembly”onpage99.
8.Reinstalltherisercardassembly.See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage91.
9.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIecard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
RemovingaPCIecardfromthesystemboard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremoveaPCIecardfromthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
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