Replacing a PCI riser-cage assembly in the GPU tray

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

To install a PCI riser-cage assembly in the GPU tray, 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 GPU adapter in the new PCI riser-cage assembly (see Replacing an adapter/GPU adapter).
  5. Remove the PCI filler panel, if one is present, from the server.
  6. 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.
  7. Press down firmly until the PCI riser-cage assembly is seated correctly in the connector on the system board.
    Figure 1. Front PCI riser-cage assembly installation
    Front PCI riser-cage assembly installation
    Figure 2. Rear PCI riser-cage assembly installation
    Rear PCI riser-cage assembly installation
  8. Re-install the GPU tray into the compute node (see Installing a GPU tray into a compute node).
  9. Reinstall the air baffle (see Replacing the air baffle) if you are installing the rear PCI-riser cage assembly.
  10. Replace the cover (see Installing the compute node cover).
  11. Slide the server into the rack.
  12. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
  13. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Parent topic: Removing and replacing Tier 1 CRUs