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Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

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Removing 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.
  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 cooling shroud.
  4. Disconnect the cables from the expansion card.

Steps

  1. Open the expansion card latch by pulling the latch up.
  2. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull the card until the card edge connector disengages from the expansion card connector.
  3. Install the filler bracket by performing the following steps:
    1. Align the tab on the filler bracket with the expansion card slot.
    2. Press the expansion card latch until the filler bracket locks into place.
    NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion card slots to maintain 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.
    Figure 1. Removing an expansion card
    This figure shows removing an expansion card.
    1. expansion card latch
    2. expansion card
    3. expansion card connector
    Figure 2. Removing the filler bracket
    This figure shows removing the filler bracket.
    1. expansion card latch
    2. slot
    3. filler bracket
    4. guide pin

Next steps

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

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