Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 - Manual (Page 90)

To replace the Ethernet card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. If the server is installed in a rack cabinet, remove the server from the rack cabinet and place it on a flat,
clean, and static-protective surface.
3. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 55.
4. Locate the Ethernet card in your server. See “Server components” on page 17.
5. Remove the riser card assembly and lay it on a flat, clean, and static-protective surface. See “Replacing
the riser card assembly” on page 75.
6. Disconnect the Ethernet-card/ID-LED cable from the Ethernet card.
7. Remove the two screws that secure the Ethernet card to the riser card assembly. Then, grasp the
Ethernet card by its edges and carefully pull it out of the PCI Express card slot.
Figure 49. Removing the Ethernet card
8. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new Ethernet card to any unpainted surface on
the outside of the server. Then, take the new Ethernet card out of the package.
Note: Carefully handle the Ethernet card by its edges.
9. Carefully press the new Ethernet card straight into the Ethernet card slot on the riser card assembly
until the new Ethernet card is seated securely.
Figure 50. Installing the new Ethernet card
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