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Dell PowerEdge M830 (For Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure) Owner's Manual

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Installing a PCIe mezzanine 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 PCIe mezzanine card.
    NOTE: You must remove a PCIe mezzanine card to replace a faulty PCIe mezzanine card or service other components inside the system.

Steps

  1. Open the retention latch by pressing the ridged area on the latch, and lifting the end of the latch.
  2. If present, remove the connector cover from the PCIe mezzanine card bay.
    CAUTION: To prevent damage to the PCIe mezzanine card, you must hold the card only by its edges.
    NOTE: PCIe mezzanine cards are designed to fit in either card slot.
  3. Align the connector on the bottom of the PCie mezzanine card with the corresponding socket on the system board.
  4. Lower the card into place until it is fully seated and the plastic clip on the outer edge of the card fits over the side of the system.
  5. Close the retention latch to secure the PCIe mezzanine card.
    Figure 1. Installing a PCIe mezzanine card
    This figure shows installing a PCIe mezzanine card.
    1. PCIe mezzanine card (2)
    2. PCIe mezzanine card connector (2)
    3. retention latch

Next steps

Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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