Remove the PCI riser cages

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the server or expansion boards, power down the server, and disconnect all power cords before removing or installing the PCI riser cage.

To remove the component:

1. Power down the server.
2. Remove all power:
   1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
   2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Extend the server from the rack.
   • Remove the server from the rack.
4. Remove the access panel.
5. If the server was just extended from the rack and expansion boards with external cabling are installed on the PCI riser cage, disconnect all cables from the expansion boards to completely remove the cage from the server.
6. Lift the release tab, and then rotate it 180° counterclockwise.
7. Grasp the PCI riser cage at the touch points and lift it out of the chassis.
   • Primary PCI riser cage

     

   • Secondary PCI riser cage

     

8. If expansion boards with internal cabling are installed on the PCI riser cage, disconnect all internal cables from the expansion boards to completely remove the cage from the server.