HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview

1. Attach the grounding strap to your wrist or ankle and a metal part of the chassis.
2. Power off the server.
3. Remove the server from the rack.
4. Remove the cover from the server, and locate the PCI riser cage.
5. Disconnect any cables connected to any existing expansion boards.
6. Open the PCI riser cage door, as shown in Figure 2-31.
Figure 2-31 ProLiant DL380 PCI Riser Cage Door
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7. Remove the PCI riser cage door latch, as shown in Figure 2-32.
Figure 2-32 ProLiant DL380 PCI Riser Cage Door Latch
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8. Remove the PCI riser cage.
• Lift the PCI riser cage thumbscrews (see callout 1 in Figure 2-33) and turn them counter
clockwise (see callout 2 in Figure 2-33).
• Lift the cage upward (see callout 3 in Figure 2-33).
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