Removing a PCIe adapter from the 8348-21C

Learn how to remove a PCIe adapter from the IBM® Power® System S812LC (8348-21C) system.

Before you begin

Power off the system and place it in the service position. For instructions, see Preparing the system to remove and replace internal parts in the 8348-21C.

Attention: For safety and airflow purposes, if you remove parts from the system, you must ensure that PCIe tailstock fillers are present.

Procedure

  1. Attach the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap.
    Attention:
    • Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack, or to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge from damaging your hardware.
    • When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap is used for static control. It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical equipment.
    • If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging and installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a minimum of 5 seconds.
  2. If you are removing a (FC EC3S) PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA RAID adapter, complete this step. Otherwise skip this step and go to step 3.
    Note: The supercapacitor module card is shipped together with the (FC EC3S) PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA RAID adapter as a single FRU and therefore must also be removed when the SAS RAID adapter is removed.
    1. Warning: The supercapacitor module must be in a discharged state to avoid damage to the adapter. To ensure that an installed unit is discharged, switch your system off, then wait five minutes. After an abnormal shutdown, wait three minutes after backup is complete, then remove the unit.
      Label and remove the cables from the PCIe adapter.
    2. Loosen and remove the screw (A) that secures the supercapacitor module card to the system chassis in PCIe adapter slot number one by using a Phillips screwdriver. Remove the supercapacitor module card (B), as shown in Figure 1.
    3. Go to step 5.
  3. If needed, label and remove the cables from the PCIe adapter. Also, if needed, label and remove any plugs that extend out of the PCIe adapter.
  4. Loosen and remove the screw (A) that secures the PCIe adapter to the system chassis by using a Phillips screwdriver. Remove the PCIe adapter (B), as shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 1. Removing the PCIe adapter
    Removing the PCIe adapter
  5. The procedure is complete.
Parent topic: Removing and replacing a PCIe adapter in the 8348-21C
Next topic: Replacing a PCIe adapter in the 8348-21C


Last updated: Wed, May 24, 2017