Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet, and disconnect the peripherals.
Open the drive bays, remove all drives, and then close the drive bays.
Remove the power supply units.
Remove the system from the rack and place it on an ESD work bench.
Remove the system cover.
Remove the air shroud.
If installed, remove the rear drive cage.
Remove the internal PERC riser:
Lower the plunger and holding the blue touch points, lift the internal PERC riser out of the system.
Turn over the internal riser so that the PERC card is facing up.
Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, loosen the screws from the cable connector and disconnect the cable connected to the internal PERC card.
Removing the PERC card from the internal PERC riser:
Disconnect the battery cable connected to the PERC card.
Pull the PERC card out of the connector on the internal PERC riser.
Installing PERC card into the internal PERC riser:
Align the PERC card to the guiding pins on the internal PERC riser and push the card in.
Route the battery cable around the riser and connect to the PERC card.
Installing the internal PERC riser:
Connect the cable connector to the internal PERC card by aligning it to the guiding pins and replace the screws using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
Turn over the internal PERC riser and align the internal PERC riser to the PCI slot by holding the blue touch points, and press until fully seated.
Lift the plunger to lock the riser in place.
If removed, install the rear drive cage.
Install the air shroud.
Install the system cover.
Place the system into the rack.
Open the drive bays, install all drives, and then close the drive bays.
Install the power supply units.
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system:
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
Power on the attached peripherals and then power on the system.
