Dell PowerEdge XE9685L Installation and Service Manual

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Removing expansion card from the PCIe Switch Baseboard (PSBB) module

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the rear support bracket.
  4. Remove the air shroud.
  5. Remove the cooling fans.
  6. Remove the cooling fan assembly.
  7. Disconnect the backplane cables.
  8. Disconnect the GPU fan cables that are connected to the GPU fan board.
  9. Remove the GPU fan board.
  10. Remove the GPU fans.
  11. Remove the GPU fan cage.
  12. Removing the side brackets.
  13. Sliding out the drive cage .

Steps

  1. Rotate the PSBB retention latch upward to unlock.
  2. Hold the expansion card by the edges and pull the card from the riser.
    Figure 1. Removing expansion card from the PSBB module
    This image shows Removing expansion card from the PSBB module
  3. If the expansion card is not going to be replaced, install a filler bracket and close the card retention latch.
    Figure 2. Installing the filler bracket
    This image shows Installing the filler bracket

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