Replacing the PCI riser-card bracket to the PCI riser-card assembly

Use this information to replace the PCI riser-card bracket to the PCI riser-card assembly.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to slide the server out from the rack enclosure, turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To replace the PCI riser-card bracket to the PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps.

1. Align the holes on the PCI riser card and the riser-card bracket and install the screws that attach the PCI riser card to the riser-card bracket.
   Figure 1. PCI riser-card bracket installation
   
   
2. If you need to install an adapter (see Replacing an adapter).
3. Reconnect the cables for the adapter.
4. Reinstall the PCI riser-card assembly (see Replacing the PCI riser-card assembly).
5. Reinstall the cover (see Replacing the cover).

What to do next

1. Install the server into the rack enclosure and push the server into the rack until it clicks into place.
2. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
3. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.