Rear PCIe adapter and riser assembly replacement
Follow instructions in this section to remove and install a rear riser assembly and PCIe adapter. The PCIe
adapter can be an Ethernet card, a host bus adapter, a RAID adapter, an add-in PCIe SSD adapter, or any
other supported PCIe adapters. PCIe adapters vary by type, but the installation and removal procedures are
the same.
•
"Remove a rear riser assembly" on page 232
•
"Remove a rear PCIe adapter" on page 236
•
"Install a rear PCIe adapter" on page 239
•
"Install a rear riser assembly" on page 242
Riser cages vary by server configurations.
Notes:
• The server supports one 7mm drive cage on the location of riser 1 cage or riser 2 cage. For 7mm drive
cage installation rules, see
"Rear 7mm drive backplane and drive cage replacement" on page
• The riser card shown in each riser cage is an example for illustration. Some riser cages support different
types of riser cards. For details, see
• The riser 5 cage is located on the front of the server. For replacement of the riser 5 cage, see
adapter cage
replacement.
Table 26. Riser cages
Server
Riser 1 cage
configuration
• 3-slot riser cage
Configuration with 8
PCIe slots
• 3-slot riser cage
Configuration with 10
PCIe slots
"PCIe slots and PCIe adapters" on page
"PCIe slots and PCIe adapters" on page
Riser 2 cage
• 3-slot riser cage
• 3-slot riser cage
54. To replace a 7mm drive cage, see
205.
54.
Riser 3 cage or 4LP
Riser 5 cage
riser 3/4 cage
Riser 3 cage
N/A
• Gen 4
• Gen 5
N/A
• 4LP riser 3/4 cage
LP: low profile
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