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Dell PowerEdge M830 (For Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure) Owner's Manual

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Removing a PCIe mezzanine card

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
NOTE: You must remove a PCIe mezzanine card to replace a faulty PCIe mezzanine card or service other components inside the system.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

Steps

  1. Open the retention latch by pressing the ridged area on the latch, and lifting the end of the latch.
    CAUTION: To prevent damage to the PCIe mezzanine card, you must hold the card only by its edges.
  2. Lift the PCIe mezzanine card away from the system.
  3. Close the retention latch.
    Figure 1. Removing a PCIe mezzanine card
    This figure shows removing a PCIe mezzanine card.
    1. PCIe mezzanine card (2)
    2. PCIe mezzanine card connector (2)
    3. retention latch

Next steps

  1. Install the PCIe mezzanine card.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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