To install the full-length-adapter bracket, complete the following steps:
1. Orient the riser-card assembly as shown.
2. Remove the full-length-adapter bracket from the storage location.
a. Press the bracket tab 3 and slide the bracket toward the end of the
riser-card assembly.
b. Push the bracket out of the storage location on the riser-card assembly.
3. Align the bracket with the end of the riser-card assembly as shown.
4. Place the two hooks 1 in the two openings 2 in the end of the riser-card
assembly.
5. Press the bracket tab 3 and slide the bracket to the right until it clicks into
place.
6. Return to the adapter-installation instructions.
Storing the full-length-adapter bracket
If you are removing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot and will
replace it with a shorter adapter or no adapter, you must remove the
full-length-adapter bracket from the end of the riser-card assembly and return the
bracket to its storage location.
To remove and store the full-length-adapter bracket, complete the following steps:
1. Press the bracket tab 3 and slide the bracket to the left until the bracket falls
free of the riser-card assembly.
2. Align the bracket with the storage location on the riser-card assembly as shown.
3. Place the two hooks 1 in the two openings 2 in the storage location on the
riser-card assembly.
4. Press the bracket tab 3 and slide the bracket toward the
expansion-slot-opening end of the assembly until the bracket clicks into place.
5. Return to “Installing a PCI adapter in a PCI riser-card assembly” on page 171 or
“Installing a PCI riser-card assembly” on page 168, as applicable.
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