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Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner's Manual

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Removing An Expansion 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 came with the product.
  1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and peripherals.
  2. Open the system.
  3. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card or expansion-card riser.
  4. Lift the expansion-card latch.
  5. To remove an expansion card from riser 2, slide the expansion-card holder by pressing on the tab.
  6. Supporting the expansion-card riser by the touch points, hold the expansion card by its edges and remove it from the expansion-card connector on the riser.
  7. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion-card latch.
    • NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot to maintain Federal Communications Commission (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.
  8. Close the system.
  9. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
    Figure 1. Removing and Installing the Expansion Card in Riser 1 The figure shows removing and installing an expansion card in riser 1.
    1. expansion card
    2. expansion-card latch
    3. expansion-card riser touch points
    4. expansion-card riser 1
    Figure 2. Removing and Installing the Expansion Card in Riser 2 The figure shows removing and installing an expansion card in riser 2.
    1. expansion-card riser 2
    2. expansion-card riser touch points
    3. expansion-card latch
    4. expansion card
    5. expansion-card holder
    6. tab

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