ConnectX-2 Ethernet Card User Manual
Rev 1.6
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Appendix C: Replacing a Tall Bracket With a Short Bracket
This section provides instructions on how to remove the tall bracket of a standard Mellanox Tech-
nologies adapter card and replace it with a short one. It includes the following sections:
• Removing a bracket
• Installing a new bracket
C.1
Remove the Existing Bracket from the Adapter Card
Figure 17: Remove the Bracket
1. Remove the two screws holding the bracket in place.
2. Push the bracket off using equal pressure at the top and bottom of the bracket. See Figure 17
3. Save the two screws and the two fiber washers.
C.2
Installing the New Bracket
4. Place the bracket onto the card until the screw holes line up.
5. Screw on the bracket using the screws and washers saved from the procedure above step 1.
Be careful not to put stress on the LEDs.
Do not force the bracket onto the card. You may have to gently push the LEDs using a
small screwdriver to align the LEDs with the holes in the bracket.
Two screws with
black fiber washers
Once the screws are
removed push here with
equal pressure on each
side.
LEDs
