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Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

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Removing the PCIe card holder

Prerequisites

  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. If installed, remove the full-length PCIe card.
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: Do not use your system without the PCIe card holder installed. The PCIe card holder is necessary to ensure proper system cooling.

Steps

  1. Press the release tab and slide the card holder toward the back of the chassis to release the PCIe card holder from the chassis.
  2. Lift the PCIe card holder out of the chassis.
    NOTE: To ensure proper system cooling, you must replace the PCIe card holder.
    Figure 1. Removing the PCIe card holder
    This figure shows removing PCIe card holder.
    1. PCIe card holder
    2. release tab

Next steps

  1. Replace the PCIe card holder.
  2. If removed, install the full-length PCIe card.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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