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Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the expansion card from the expansion card riser

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. If applicable, remove the air shroud.
  4. Remove the expansion card riser.
  5. If applicable, disconnect the cables from the expansion card.

Steps

  1. Open the PCIe card holder latch.
  2. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull the card until the card edge connector disengages from the expansion card connector on the riser.
    Figure 1. Removing expansion card from riser 2
    This image shows removing expansion card from riser 2
    Figure 2. Removing expansion card from riser 1
    This image shows removing expansion card from riser 1
  3. Install a filler bracket if you are not replacing the expansion card.
    NOTE:You must 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 3. Installing filler bracket for riser 2
    This image shows installing filler bracket for riser 2
    Figure 4. Installing filler bracket for riser 1
    This image shows installing filler bracket for riser 1

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