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Servicing Motherboard Components 109
▼ Remove a PCIe or XAUI Card
1. Locate the PCIe/XAUI card that you want to remove. Note its corresponding
riser board.
See “Rear Panel Components and Indicators on SPARC Enterprise T5140 Servers”
on page 8 or “Rear Panel Components and Indicators on SPARC Enterprise T5240
Servers” on page 12.
2. If necessary, note where the PCIe/XAUI cards are installed.
3. Unplug all data cables from the card.
Note the location of all cables for reinstallation later.
4. Remove the riser board.
See “Remove a PCIe/XAUI Riser” on page 105
5. Carefully remove the PCIe/XAUI card from the riser board connector.
6. Place the PCIe/XAUI card on an antistatic mat.
7. If you are not replacing the PCIe/XAUI card, install a PCIe/XAUI filler panel.
■ SPARC Enterprise T5140: PCIe filler panels are located in the removable PCI
cross beam. Press the filler panel into the cross beam from the rear.
■ SPARC Enterprise T5240: PCIe filler panels are located on the riser board
assembly. Press the filler panel into the riser board back panel from the rear.
Caution – To ensure proper system cooling and EMI shielding, you must use the
appropriate PCIe filler panel for the server.
Related Information
■ “Install a PCIe or XAUI Card” on page 109
■ “Remove a PCIe/XAUI Riser” on page 105
■ “Install a PCIe/XAUI Riser” on page 107
▼ Install a PCIe or XAUI Card
1. Unpackage the replacement PCIe or XAUI card and place it on an antistatic mat.
2. Locate the proper PCIe/XAUI slot for the card you are replacing.