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Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

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Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. Remove the expansion card riser.
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 are shipped with your product.
NOTE: The expansion card riser 1 can be used only when both the processors are installed.

Steps

  1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
    For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
  2. Press tab A and rotate the latch clockwise.
  3. Press tab B and rotate the latch down.
  4. Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion card connector.
  5. Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
  6. Close the latches of tab A and tab B.
    Figure 1. Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1
    This figure shows installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1
    1. tab A
    2. expansion card riser 1 cage
    3. expansion card connector
    4. tab B
    5. latch
    6. expansion card

Next steps

  1. Install the expansion card riser.
  2. If applicable, connect any cables to the expansion card.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
  4. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.

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