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Dell PowerEdge T20 Owner's Manual

Removing an expansion card

  1. Disconnect all the cables from the expansion card.
  1. Press and push out the expansion card release latch.
  2. Holding the card by its edge, pull the card to disengage it from the connector and lift the card out of the chassis.
  3. If you are removing the card permanently, install an expansion card filler in the empty card slot.

    The steps for installing or removing an expansion card filler are similar to installing or removing an expansion card.

    • NOTE: You must install an expansion card filler bracket over an empty expansion slot. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
  4. Push the expansion card latch toward the system until it clicks into place.
    Figure 1. Removing and Installing an Expansion Card The figure shows removing and installing an expansion card.
    1. expansion card
    2. expansion-card latch
    3. filler bracket
    Figure 2. Installing the expansion-card filler This figure shows installing the expansion-card filler.
  1. Install the expansion card.

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