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Replacing, riser-card, assembly

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Replacing the riser-card assembly The server comes with one riser-card assembly that contains two PCI-X connectors. You can replace the riser-card assembly with one that contains one PCI-X connector and one PCI Express connector. See the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of riser-card assemblies that you can use with the server. Complete the following steps to replace the riser-card assembly. 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 17. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and all external cables. 3. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, non-conductive surface. 4. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 18). 5. Grasp the riser-card assembly at the rear edge and lift to remove it from the server. Place the riser-card assembly on a flat, static-protective surface. 6. Remove the adapters from the riser-card assembly. Note: You might have to disconnect the internal cables from the adapters temporarily. 7. Insert the adapters in the new riser-card assembly (see "Installing an adapter" on page 19 for adapter-handling instructions). Reconnect any cables that you disconnected in step 6. 8. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of the server and with the riser-card connectors on the system board; then, press down on the assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the riser-card connectors on the system board. If you have other options to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 30. Chapter 2. Installing options 29

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Replacing
the
riser-card
assembly
The
server
comes
with
one
riser-card
assembly
that
contains
two
PCI-X
connectors.
You
can
replace
the
riser-card
assembly
with
one
that
contains
one
PCI-X
connector
and
one
PCI
Express
connector.
See
the
ServerProven
list
at
for
a
list
of
riser-card
assemblies
that
you
can
use
with
the
server.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
replace
the
riser-card
assembly.
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
17.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
peripheral
devices,
and
disconnect
the
power
cord
and
all
external
cables.
3.
Remove
the
server
from
the
rack
and
place
it
on
a
flat,
non-conductive
surface.
4.
Remove
the
cover
(see
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
18).
5.
Grasp
the
riser-card
assembly
at
the
rear
edge
and
lift
to
remove
it
from
the
server.
Place
the
riser-card
assembly
on
a
flat,
static-protective
surface.
6.
Remove
the
adapters
from
the
riser-card
assembly.
Note:
You
might
have
to
disconnect
the
internal
cables
from
the
adapters
temporarily.
7.
Insert
the
adapters
in
the
new
riser-card
assembly
(see
“Installing
an
adapter”
on
page
19
for
adapter-handling
instructions).
Reconnect
any
cables
that
you
disconnected
in
step
6.
8.
Carefully
align
the
riser-card
assembly
with
the
guides
on
the
rear
of
the
server
and
with
the
riser-card
connectors
on
the
system
board;
then,
press
down
on
the
assembly.
Make
sure
that
the
riser-card
assembly
is
fully
seated
in
the
riser-card
connectors
on
the
system
board.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install,
do
so
now.
Otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
30.
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
29