Lenovo ThinkServer RD550, User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Installing a PCIe card
Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding “Safety information”
on page iii and “Guidelines” on page 59.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
To install a PCIe card on the riser card assembly, do the following:
1. Remove all external media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then,
disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to
the server.
2. Prepare your server. See “Removing or extending the server from the rack cabinet” on page 61.
3. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 61.
4. Remove the riser card assembly on which you want to install the PCIe card. See “Replacing the riser
card assembly” on page 143.
5. Locate an appropriate PCIe slot for installing the PCIe card and then pivot the card latch to the open
position.
Figure 61. Opening the PCIe card latch
6. Remove the PCIe slot bracket from the riser card assembly. Store the bracket in case that you later
remove the PCIe card and need the bracket to cover the place.
Figure 62. Removing a PCIe slot bracket
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Replacing hardware
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