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Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

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Installing an expansion card

Prerequisites

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.
  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 cooling shroud.
  4. Disconnect the cables from the expansion card.

Steps

  1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
    For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
  2. Open the expansion card latch for the slot in which you want to install the expansion card.
  3. If you are installing a new card, slide the filler bracket out of the system.
    NOTE: Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installd in empty expansion card slots to maintain 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.
  4. Hold the card by its edges, and align the card edge connector with the expansion card connector.
  5. Insert the card edge connector into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
  6. Close the expansion card latch by pushing the latch down until the latch snaps into place.
    Figure 1. Installing an expansion card
    This figure shows installing an expansion card.
    1. expansion card latch
    2. expansion card connector
    3. expansion card
    Figure 2. Installing the filler bracket
    This figure shows installing the filler bracket.
    1. expansion card latch
    2. slot
    3. filler bracket
    4. guide pin

Next steps

  1. Reconnect all the cables to the expansion card.
  2. Install the cooling shroud.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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