Replacing A Pcie Riser Assembly - Cisco UCS C220 M4 Installation And Service Manual

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Installing or Replacing Server Components

Replacing a PCIe Riser Assembly

The server contains two PCIe risers that are attached to a single riser assembly. Riser 1 provides PCIe
slot 1 and riser 2 provides PCIe slot 2, as shown in
PCIe slots on each riser.
Figure 3-23
To install or replace a PCIe riser, follow these steps:
Remove the PCIe riser assembly that you are replacing:
Step 1
a.
b.
If you cannot safely view and access the component, remove the server from the rack.
Caution
c.
d.
e.
Install a new PCIe riser assembly:
Step 2
a.
b.
c.
Replace the top cover.
Step 3
Replace the server in the rack, replace cables, and then power on the server by pressing the Power button.
Step 4
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Rear Panel, Showing PCIe Slots
PCIe 01
mLOM
Power off the server as described in
Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so that you can remove the top cover. You might
have to detach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance.
Remove the top cover as described in
Use two hands to grasp the metal bracket of the riser assembly and lift straight up to disengage its
connectors from the two sockets on the motherboard.
If the riser has any cards installed, remove them from the riser.
If you removed any cards from the old riser assembly, install the cards to the new riser assembly (see
Replacing a PCIe Card, page
Position the riser assembly over its two sockets on the motherboard and over the chassis alignment
channels (see
Figure
3-24):
Carefully push down on both ends of the riser assembly to fully engage its connectors with the two
sockets on the motherboard.
Figure
3-23. See
PCIe 02
1
2
Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server, page
Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover, page
3-38).
Chapter 3
Maintaining the Server
Table 3-5
for a description of the
PSU 01
PSU 02
3-7.
OL-32473-01
3-8.

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