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13-18 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual • June 2010
6. Remove the PCI cassette of the PCI card to be replaced. (See FIGURE 13-2)
Caution – To disconnect the link cable, which is a cable connected between the link
card mounted on the server and external I/O expansion unit, pull the latch lock of
the connector. If you forcibly pull the connector or the cable, the cable may be
damaged.
Caution – When removing cables such as LAN cable, if your finger can't reach the
latch lock of the connector, press the latch with a flathead screwdriver to remove the
cable. Forcing your finger into the clearance can cause damage to the PCI card.
a. Using a Phillips screwdriver, loosen the green screw securing the lever.
b. While grasping the upper part of the PCI cassette, pull the lever until it is
stopped, and continue pulling it to pull out the PCI cassette.
c. Place the removed PCI cassette on an antistatic mat.
7. Remove the PCI card from the PCI cassette. (Perform the work on the
conductive mat.)
a. While grasping the lock bracket, turn it in the direction of the arrow and
push the lever a little. Then, push in the lever completely. (See
FIGURE 13-3)
Once you start moving the lever, the lock bracket need not be held.
b. Loosen the two screws at the rear of the PCI cassette, slide out the latch, and
secure it with screws. (See
FIGURE 13-4)
Caution – Do not loosen the screws at the bottom because they are used as a
reference position.
c. Slide the PCI card in the direction of the arrow to remove it. (See
FIGURE 13-5)
8. Mount the replacement PCI card on the PCI cassette. (Perform the work on the
conductive mat.) (See
FIGURE 13-6 and TABLE 13-2)
a. Move the PCI card in the direction of the arrow, and mount it on the PCI
cassette by inserting the part projecting out at the bottom of the bracket of
the PCI card into the hole at the bottom of the front panel of the PCI cassette
and inserting the pin of the PCI cassette into the oval hole at the top of the
bracket of the PCI card. (See
FIGURE 13-7)
b. Push the PCI card until the notched part on the base plate of the PCI card
touches the card-positioning tab from the PCI cassette.