Platform Installations and Upgrades
Installing or Removing a PCI Add-in Card
CAUTION
PCI cards in this system are NOT hot swappable. Before removing or
replacing the PCI card, you must first take the server out of service,
turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system, turn off the
system by pressing the power button, and unplug the AC power cord
from the system or wall outlet or disconnect the DC mains.
Installing a PCI Add-in Card
1. Power down the server system and unplug all peripheral devices and the AC power
cable or the DC mains.
2. Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, see “
Removing the Chassis Cover.”
3. Disconnect the power cable to the riser card assembly.
4. Lift blue tabs and pull up on the riser to remove the riser card assembly from the
chassis.
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Figure 27. Removing Riser Assembly from Chassis
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