Install a riser 3 assembly
Use this information to install a riser 3 assembly.
About this task
Attention:
• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 134 to ensure that you work safely.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
A video for this task is available at:
• Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-Bz2XIeLEfGcrLGm9TSY_yt
• Youku: http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_52339612.html
Procedure
Step 1. 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.
Step 2. Install the riser card to the riser bracket. See Step 2 Install a riser card on page 205.
Step 3. Install PCIe adapters. See Step 3 Install a PCIe adapter on page 206.
Step 4. Check the rearwall matrix and decide which rearwall brackets need to be installed or removed for
installing your riser assemblies. See “Rearwall bracket combinations matrix” on page 179 and
“Install a C1/C2 rearwall bracket (right)” on page 182
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