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Dell PowerEdge T360 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing 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.
  4. Disconnect any cables that are connected to the expansion card.

Steps

  1. Loosen the captive screw and tilt the metal bracket that holds the expansion cards.
  2. Hold the expansion card by the edges, and pull the card up to remove it from the expansion card connector on the system board.
    Figure 1. Removing an expansion card
    This image shows how to remove an expansion card.
  3. If the expansion card is not going to be replaced, install metal filler.
  4. Tilt the metal bracket and tighten the captive screw.
    Figure 2. Installing the metal filler
    This image shows how to remove the filler bracket.
    NOTE: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.

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