Installing a low-profile adapter

Use this information to install an adapter in the PCIe Expansion Node low-profile PCIe riser.

Before installing a low-profile adapter, complete the following steps:
  1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. If the PCIe Expansion Node is installed in a Flex System Enterprise Chassis, remove it (see Removing a PCIe Expansion Node and attached compute node host for instructions).
  3. Remove the PCIe Expansion Node cover, if one is installed (see Removing the cover).

Statement 21
Graphic illustrating Safety Statement 21

CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade.

To install an adapter in the PCIe Expansion Node low-profile PCIe riser, complete the following steps:

  1. Grasp the low-profile PCIe riser by the blue touch points and pull the riser straight up to disconnect the riser from the system board connector; then, lift the low-profile PCIe riser out of the PCIe Expansion Node.

    Graphic illustrating installing a low-profile adapter
  2. Carefully lay the low-profile PCIe riser on it's right side on a flat, static-protective surface with the adapter slots facing up.
  3. Remove the filler from the slot where the adapter will be installed.
  4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the Flex System Enterprise Chassis or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component; then, remove the adapter from the package.
  5. Orient the adapter with the slot in the PCIe riser; then, press the adapter into the slot.
    Note: The low-profile PCIe riser has two connectors for PCIe adapter cards. The lower connector is for adapter slot 3 and the upper connector is for adapter slot 4.

    Graphic illustrating the low-profile PCIe adapter slots
  6. Firmly press on the adapter to seat the adapter in the connector.
    Important: Each adapter slot must have either an adapter or a filler installed.
  7. With the adapter installed, orient the alignment slots on the right side of the low-profile PCIe riser to the alignment posts inside the PCIe Expansion Node and slide the riser over the posts.
  8. Firmly press on the blue touch points to seat the low-profile PCIe riser in the system board connector.
After installing a low-profile adapter, complete the following steps:
  1. Install additional PCIe adapters or I/O expansion adapters as needed:
    1. To install a full-height adapter, see Installing a full-height adapter
    2. To install an I/O expansion adapter, see Installing an I/O expansion adapter
  2. Close the PCIe Expansion Node cover and install the assembly in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis (see Completing the installation for instructions).
Parent topic: Installing the PCIe Expansion Node