2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing and replacing the cover” on page 43).
4. Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-card assembly (see “Removing and
installing a PCI riser-card assembly” on page 53).
5. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter
manufacturer.
6. Align the PCI riser-card assembly with the PCI slot connector on the system
board: then, press down firmly until the riser-card assembly in seated correctly
in the connector on the system board.
1 PCI riser-card assembly (full-height, full-length adapters)
2 PCI riser-card assembly (low-profile adapters)
3 PCI riser connector 1
4 PCI riser connector 2
Removing and installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive
backplane
To remove and install the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane, complete
the steps in this section.
Removing the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane
To remove the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane, complete the
following steps:
1. Read the safety information in “Safety” on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing and replacing the cover” on page 43).
4. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
backplane.
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