Remove a Memory Riser Card

When servicing the components in this section, unplug the AC power cords and use ESD protection.

Use this procedure to remove a memory riser (MR) card to:

• Replace a Faulty DIMM

• Replace a Faulty Memory Riser Card

Before You Begin

• For serviceability considerations, see Component Serviceability.

• For memory riser card designation information, see Component Designations.

• For reference information, see Memory Riser Card and DIMM Reference.

1. Prepare for service.

   See Prepare the Server for Cold Service.

2. To remove the MR card, pull the handles upward to disengage the connector from the motherboard and carefully lift the memory riser straight up and out of the server.
   

   The MR card is designed to fit tightly into the MR connector on the motherboard. Th handles on the MR card provide leverage against the chassis to disengage the card's edge connector from the connector on the motherboard.

Next Steps

• Install a Memory Riser Card

  -or-

• Remove a DIMM

  -or-

• Install a DIMM

  -or-

• Replace the Motherboard (FRU)