HP Integrity rx2660 Server User Service Guide

3. Lift the assembly straight up and out of the server.

NOTE: Depending on your configuration, you have one of the I/O backplane assemblies

shown in Figure 27 (page 58). The top I/O backplane assembly is a PCIe/PCI-X backplane

assembly, and the bottom is a PCI-X backplane assembly.

Figure 27 I/O Backplane Assemblies

Guide tabs

Slot 1 (top, PCIe; bottom PCI-X)

Slot 2 (top, PCIe; bottom PCI-X)

Gate latches (for full-length cards)

Bulkhead fillers

Slot 3 (PCI-X)

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I/O backplane riser board (top, PCIe; bottom

PCI-X)

Sheet metal enclosure

Installing a PCIe/PCI-X Card

To install a PCIe/PCI-X card:

1. Select an empty slot that is appropriate for the card you are installing. X shows both a PCI-X

and PCIe/PCI-X riser boards.

2. Remove the PCIe/PCI-X bulkhead filler by unscrewing the blue captive screw using a Torx-T15

screwdriver.

3. Insert the PCIe/PCI-X card into the empty slot, and exert even pressure to seat the card in the

slot.

CAUTION: Ensure that you fully seat the card into the slot or the card can fail after power

is applied to the slot.

4. Close the gate latch to secure the end of the card if it is full length.

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