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Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the expansion card

Prerequisites

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

Steps

  1. Rotate to open the PCIe card holder.
  2. Disconnect the cables form the expansion card.
  3. By holding the edges lift the expansion card from the PCIe slot on the system board
    Figure 1. Removing the expansion card

    This image shows removal of expansion card/PERC card.

  4. Install the metal filler bracket if not replacing the expansion card.
    NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
    Figure 2. Installing the filler bracket

    This image shows installing the filler bracket.

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