Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 - Install a Riser Card

If you are instructed to return the old riser card, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging
materials that are provided.
Install a riser card
Use this information to install a riser card.
“Read the
installation
Guidelines” on
page 53
“Power off
the server
for this task”
on page 13
“ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening”
on page 56
Before installing a riser card, touch the static-protective package that contains the new riser card to any
unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new riser card out of the package and place it
on a static-protective surface.
To install a riser card, complete the following steps:
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
C9jFjZnXQ6AmTXaIdX6_HJ
.
Step 1. Ensure the mounting studs in the bracket go through the holes in the new riser card. Push the riser
card to the direction as shown to align the screw holes in the new riser card with the corresponding
ones in the bracket.
Figure 83. Riser card installation
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