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Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the GPU

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the support bar.
  4. Remove the air shrouds.
  5. Remove the expansion card riser.
    NOTE Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots 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.
  6. Disconnect the GPU power cable, system board slimline cable, and the riser power cable.

Steps

  1. Open the expansion card latch and the card holder latch on the riser.
  2. Press the release button.
  3. Pull the cover upward.
  4. Lift the cover.
  5. Open the card retention latch.
  6. Holding the card by its edges, press the release latch on the PCIe connector and lift the card from the connector on the riser.
    CAUTION Ensure to disconnect the GPU power cable before removing the GPU from the system.
  7. Remove the system board slimline cable from the cable holder on the riser.
  8. Disconnect the GPU power cable from the GPU.
  9. Remove the GPU from the riser.
    Figure 1. Removing the GPU

    Removing the GPU

  10. If you are removing the GPU permanently, install a filler bracket.
    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. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
  11. Remove the GPU blank.
  12. Remove the GPU power cable and route it into the GPU blank.
  13. Replace the GPU blank.
    Figure 2. Installing the GPU blank

    Installing the GPU blank

  14. Close the cover.
  15. Close the card retention latch by pushing the latch down until the latch snaps into place.

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