1. Exadata Server X11M Service Manual
  2. Servicing PCIe Cards
  3. Install a Full Height PCIe Card

Install a Full Height PCIe Card

This task also applies to half-height PCIe cards that are being installed in PCIe Risers.

If you are installing a x16 PCIe card in Riser 6, you must install the motherboard PCIe Flyover cable in to slot 6 to enable support for a PCIe x16 electrical interface; otherwise, slot 6 supports only a PCIe x8 electrical interface. See Configure PCIe Electrical Interfaces Using the PCIe Flyover Cable.

  1. Unpack the replacement PCIe card, and place it on an antistatic mat.
  2. Locate the proper PCIe slot for the card you are replacing.
    PCIe slots 1 through 4 are nonfunctional in single-processor systems. See Back Panel Components.
  3. If necessary, remove the PCIe filler panel from the PCIe Riser slot.
    Save this filler panel in case you need to remove the PCIe card from the system.
  4. While holding the PCIe Riser in one hand, use your other hand to insert the PCIe card into the correct slot on the PCIe Riser.
    Figure showing a full height PCIe card being installed into the server.

    You hear an audible click when the PCIe card is secured into the slot.

  5. Using a Torx (6 lobe) T10 screwdriver, install and tighten the screw to 8 in-lb (0.9 Nm/9.2 kg-cm) that secures the PCIe card bracket to the PCIe Riser.
    Figure showing screws that secure the PCIe card bracket being tightened.
  6. Reconnect the cables to the PCIe card that you unplugged during the removal procedure.
    If it is difficult to reconnect the cables to the PCIe card when the card is secured into the PCIe slot, consider performing this procedure prior to inserting the PCIe card in to the PCIe Riser slot.
  7. Install the PCIe riser that contains the PCIe card.