Figure 98. Removing the serial COM port
Next steps
1. Replace the serial COM port.
Installing the serial COM port
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. Lift the expansion card riser and disconnect the serial COM port cable from the connector on the rear I/O board.
Steps
1. Open the latch on the expansion card riser and remove the filler bracket from the expansion card riser (Riser 3).
NOTE:
For more information about how to remove the filler bracket, see the Removing the expansion card from the
expansion card riser topic.
2. Slide the serial COM port into the expansion card riser.
3. Connect the serial COM port cable to the serial port.
4. Connect the serial COM port cable to the connector on the rear I/O board.
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
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