Replacing a PCI riser-cage assembly

Note: PCI riser-cage brackets must be installed even if you do not install an adapter.

To install a PCI riser-cage assembly, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
  3. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
  4. Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-cage assembly (see Replacing an adapter/GPU adapter).
  5. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter manufacturer.
  6. Remove the PCI filler panel, if one is present, from the front of the server.
  7. Align the PCI riser-cage assembly with the PCI riser connector on the system board; then, grasp the rear side of the PCI riser-cage touch point and the front PCI rise- cage suitable location of the PCI riser-cage assembly.
  8. Press down firmly until the PCI riser-cage assembly is seated correctly in the connector on the system board.
    Figure 1. PCI riser-cage assembly installation
    PCI riser-cage assembly installation
  9. Replace the cover (see Installing the compute node cover).
  10. Slide the server into the rack.
  11. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
  12. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Parent topic: Removing and replacing Tier 1 CRUs