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Dell PowerEdge T360 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing an expansion card

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. If required, remove the air shroud.

Steps

  1. Loosen the captive screw and tilt the metal bracket that holds the metal filler.
    NOTE:Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in 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.
  2. Lift the metal filler out of the system.
    Figure 1. Removing the metal filler
    This image shows how to remove the metal filler bracket.
  3. Holding the card by the edges, align the card with the expansion card slot on the system board.
  4. Insert the card firmly into the expansion card slot until the card is firmly seated.
    Figure 2. Installing an expansion card
    This image shows how to install an expansion card.
  5. Tilt the metal bracket and tighten the captive screw.

Next steps

  1. If required, reconnect the cables to the expansion card.
  2. Install the air shroud.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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