Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 - Installing or Removing the Ethernet Card

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.LocatethePCIcardyouwanttoremove.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage45.
5.IfaPCIcardbracketassemblyisinstalledinyourserver,removethePCIcardbracketassembly.See
“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage91.
6.Ifnecessary,removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothePCIcard.
DependingonthetypeofthePCIcard,youmightalsoneedtodisconnectanycablesfromthePCI
card,thesystemboard,andorthehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.
7.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthePCIcard.Then,graspthePCIcardbyitsedgesandcarefully
pullitoutofthePCIcardslot.
Note:ThePCIcardtstightlyintothePCIcardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthePCI
cardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.
Figure48.RemovingaPCIcard
8.InstallanewPCIcardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIcardslotbrackettocovertheplace.
See“InstallingaPCIcard”onpage98
.
9.InstallthePCIcardbracketassemblyifaRAIDcardisinstalledinyourserver.See“Removingand
reinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage91.
10.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage170.
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheEthernetcard.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware101