Lenovo ThinkServer - Removing a Pci Card

7.PositionthenewPCIcardonthePCIcardslotforwhichyouhaveremovedtheslotbracketandthen
carefullypressthePCIcardstraightdownuntilitissecurelyseatedintheslot.Installthescrewto
securethePCIcardinplace.
Note:YourPCIcardmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrationdependingonthespecictype.
Figure41.InstallingaPCIcard
8.DependingonthetypeofthePCIcard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththePCIcardforspecicinformation.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage162
.
RemovingaPCIcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage83.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveaPCIcard.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremoveaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage85.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware95