Peripheral riser card, I/o riser card, Removing the peripheral riser card – Dell PowerEdge 6600 User Manual

Page 55: Replacing the peripheral riser card

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Peripheral Riser Card

The peripheral riser card provides the communication signals for the CD/diskette assembly and the control panel.

Removing the Peripheral Riser Card

1.

 

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2.

 

Remove the back cover (see "

Removing the Back Cover

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

3.

 

Remove the front cover (see "

Removing the Front Cover

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

4.

 

Disconnect the following cables from the peripheral riser card (see

Figure 6

-6

):

l

The control panel cable from the CPCONN connector

l

The CD/diskette drive cable from the CDFDCONN connector

Figure 6-6. Removing and Replacing the Peripheral Riser Card

 

 

5.

 

Grasp the peripheral riser card ejectors, and rotate the ejectors up to release the card from the microprocessor board (see

Figure 6

-6

).

6.

 

Lift the peripheral riser card straight up to clear the chassis.

Replacing the Peripheral Riser Card

1.

 

Position the peripheral riser card so that the card-edge connector is aligned with the riser card connector on the microprocessor board.

2.

 

Lower the card into the chassis until the ejectors are in the peripheral riser card guides (see

Figure 6

-6

).

3.

 

Rotate the ejectors down until the until the card is fully seated.

4.

 

Connect the following cables (see

Figure 6

-6

):

l

The control panel cable to the CPCONN connector

l

The CD/diskette cable to the CDFDCONN connector

5.

 

Replace the front cover (see "

Replacing the Front Cover

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

6.

 

Replace the back cover (see "

Replacing the Back Cover

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

I/O Riser Card

The I/O riser card provides the communication signals for an external SCSI device, the chassis intrusion switch, and the back-panel status indicator, as well as
for external devices connected to the system back panel. The I/O riser card also contains the system configuration jumpers and the embedded server
management processor.

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