Dell PowerEdge T550 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the GPU card

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure that is listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. If installing a new GPU card, unpack it and prepare the card for installation.
    NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
  4. Remove the air shroud.
  5. Install GPU card holder, if required.
NOTE:The GPU card images below are representative and may not match the actual GPU card to install.

Steps

  1. If installed, remove the filler brackets.
    NOTE: Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots 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. Remove the screws securing the filler brackets and remove the filler brackets from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing the filler bracket
    This image shows how to remove the filer bracket.
  3. Hold the GPU card by the edges, and align the card edge connector with the expansion card connector on the system board.
  4. Insert the GPU card into the expansion card slot on the system board, until it is firmly seated.
  5. Use the screws to secure the GPU card to the system.
    Figure 2. Installing the GPU card
    This image shows how to install the GPU card.

Next steps

  1. Install the air shroud.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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