
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
6. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the riser-card assembly.
7. Set the adapter and riser-card assembly aside.
Installing a PCI riser card assembly
To install a PCI riser-card assembly, 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 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.
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.
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