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Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing an expansion card from the expansion card riser

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
  3. Disconnect any cables that are connected to the expansion card or expansion card riser.
  4. Remove the expansion card riser.

Steps

  1. Flip the expansion card riser to locate the connectors on the riser.
  2. Holding the card by its edges, remove the expansion card from the expansion card riser.
    Figure 1. Removing the expansion card from the expansion card riser

    This image shows how to remove the expansion card from the expansion card riser.

  3. If applicable, disconnect the cables from the expansion card.
  4. If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the empty expansion card slot.
    NOTE Install a filler bracket over an empty expansion card 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.
    Figure 2. Installing the expansion card filler

    This image shows how to install the expansion card filler in the expansion card riser.

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