ConnectX IB Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter Cards With PCI Express x8 User’s Manual
35
Rev 1.2
Mellanox Technologies
Appendix C: Replacing a Tall Bracket With a
Short Bracket on HCA Cards
This appendix provides instructions on how to remove the tall bracket of a standard Mellanox Technologies HCA
card and replace it with a short one. It includes the following sections:
•
•
“Placing a Kapton® Polyimide Label”
•
Figure 10 shows the bracket-side view of an HCA card.
C.1 Removing Tall Bracket
Figure 10 shows a connector retention clip and the designated names of its sections.
1Using a small flat head screwdriver, gently push up one hook of a connector’s clip toward the connector’s top
side as shown in Figure 11 on page 36 (a).
2. Then push the other hook. With both hooks unlatched push the clip towards the connector’s top side - see
Figure 11 (b). Finally, pull the clip away from the bracket - see Figure 11 (c).
Figure 9: Tall Bracket of a Dual IB Port HCA Card
Figure 10: Connector Retention Clip