1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
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Chapter 2 Preparations
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Riser Card
The device is a highly expandable one equipped with “Primary Riser Card” to which 3 PCI boards (Slot 1/2/3)
can be fit, “Secondary Riser Card” to which 3 PCI boards (Slot 4/5/6) can be fit and “Tertiary Riser Card (Butterfly
Riser)” to which 2 PCI boards (Slot 7/8) can be fit. Moreover, various types of riser cards are offered so that you
can change the combination according to your purpose.
Rear
Important You must avoid static electricity to work with the procedure below. For
details, see
Chapter 1 (1.8 Anti-static Measures)
in Safety Precautions and
Regulatory Notices.
Notes
Read the following notes when installing or removing a riser card.
Do not touch the terminals of the riser cards and the leads of electronic components with your bare hand.
Fingerprints and dust left on them cause the server to malfunction due to a connection failure or damage
to the leads.
Available type of PCI card depends on the type of a riser card. Make sure the card type before connecting
it to riser card.
Installing Primary Riser Card
Please prepare the following before installing the options.
Parts included in the option kit
Note
In order to prevent the damage to server's main body or the expansion board,
please remove all the AC power cables before removing/installing riser card.
To install the components, follow these steps.
1.
See steps 1 to 6 in
Chapter 2 (1.2 Overview of Installation and Removal)
for preparations.
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6
Slot 7
Slot 8
Primary riser card
Secondary riser card
Tertiary riser card
