Dell PowerEdge R7525 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the full length expansion card risers

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. If removed, install the GPU into the expansion card risers.

Steps

  1. To install the full length expansion card Risers 1A and 3A:
    1. Connect the GPU cable to the system board.
    2. Holding the edges or the touch points, align the holes on the expansion card riser with the guides on the system board.
    3. Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated on the system board connector.
    4. Tighten the captive screws on the risers and system if any.
    NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
    Figure 1. Installing the expansion card riser (Riser 1A)

    This image shows Installing the expansion card riser (Riser 1A)

    Figure 2. Installing the expansion card riser (Riser 3A)

    This image shows Installing the expansion card riser (Riser 3A).

  2. To install the full length expansion card Riser 4A:
    1. Holding the edges or the touch points, align the holes on the expansion card riser with the guides on the system board.
    2. Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated on the system board connector.
    3. Tighten the captive screw on the riser.
    4. Connect the GPU cable to the system board.
    Figure 3. Installing the expansion card riser (Riser 4A)

    this image shows Installing the expansion card riser (Riser 4A).

Next steps

  1. If removed, install the GPU air shroud .
  2. Install the GPU air shroud top cover.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
  4. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.

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