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Hardware options installation 61
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the server or expansion boards, power down the server, and
disconnect all power cords before removing or installing the PCI riser cage.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
all expansion slots have either an expansion slot cover or an expansion board installed.
To install the component:
1. Power down the server (on page 16).
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Do one of the following:
o Extend the server from the rack (on page 16).
o Remove the server from the rack (on page 17).
4. Remove the access panel (on page 18).
5. Remove the PCI riser cage (on page 19).
6. Identify the expansion slot compatible with the new option, and then remove the cover opposite that
slot.
7. Install the expansion board into the riser board slot.
8. Install the PCI riser cage (on page 20).
IMPORTANT: The server does not power up if the PCI riser cage is not seated properly.
9. Connect all necessary internal and external cabling to the expansion board.
For more information on these cabling requirement, see the documentation that ships with the option.
10. Install the access panel (on page 19).
11. Install the server into the rack ("Installing the server into the rack" on page 26).
12. Power up the server (on page 16).
Graphics card power cable option
Connect the graphics card power cable option to support high-power graphics cards.
Before installing a high-power graphics card in the server, be sure that the power supplies support the
installation of the card. Because of the high power requirements for the card, a 750-W or higher power