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Dell PowerEdge C6320p Owner's Manual

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Installing an expansion 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.
CAUTION: Expansion cards can only be installed in the slots on the expansion card riser. Do not attempt to install expansion cards directly into the riser connector on the system board.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. Remove the sled from the enclosure.
  4. Remove the expansion card riser assembly.
  5. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation. For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
  6. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.

Steps

  1. If installed, remove the filler bracket by performing the following steps:
    1. Remove the screw that secures the filler bracket.
    2. Hold the filler bracket by its edges, and carefully remove it from the riser card.
      NOTE: You must install an expansion card filler bracket over an empty expansion slot to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
  2. Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card edge connector aligns with the connector on the riser card.
  3. Insert the card edge connector and push the card firmly into the riser card until the card is fully seated.
  4. Replace the screw that secures the expansion card.
    Figure 1. Removing an expansion card filler bracket
    This image shows removing an expansion card filler bracket.
    Figure 2. Installing an expansion card
    This image shows installing an expansion card.

Next steps

  1. Install the expansion card riser assembly.
  2. Install the sled into the enclosure.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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