Service Guide

Hardware Installations and Upgrades
Intel®
Server
Chassis SC5600 Service Guide 43
Removing and Installing PCI Add-in Board(s)
Removing PCI Add-in Board(s)
CAUTIONS
When removing a full-length add-in card, you must pull back the latch on the plastic card guide at the front of the
chassis to release the card from the card guide.
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this book.
2. Power down the server and unplug all peripheral devices and the AC power cable.
3. Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Chassis Cover.”
4. If it is installed, remove the front bezel. For instructions, see “Removing and Installing the Front Bezel.”
5. If necessary, remove any cables attached to the add-in card.
6. Remove the PCI add-in card retainer. Press in on the two plastic tabs (see letter “A” in Figure 49) to
release the PCI add-in card retainer from the chassis. Open the back panel PCI add-in card retention
device (see letter “B”) by pressing open from the inside of the chassis.
Figure 49. Preparing Chassis for Removal of PCI add-in board