Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the expansion card risers

Prerequisites

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

Steps

  1. If removed, install the expansion cards into the expansion card risers.
  2. Holding the touch points, align the slots on the riser with the guides on the system board and air shroud.
  3. Lower the expansion card riser into place until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated in the connector.
  4. Tighten the captive screws to secure the riser to the system.
    Figure 1. Installing the expansion card x16 PCIe riser 1
    This image shows how to install the expansion card x16 PCIe riser 1.
    Figure 2. Installing the expansion card x16 PCIe riser 2
    This image shows how to install the expansion card x16 PCIe riser 2.
    Figure 3. Installing the expansion card x8 PCIe riser 1
    This image shows how to install the expansion card x8 PCIe riser 1.
    Figure 4. Installing the expansion card x8 PCIe riser 2
    This image shows how to install the expansion card x8 PCIe riser 2.

Next steps

  1. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.
  2. Install the air shroud.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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