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Dell PowerEdge T630 Owner's Manual

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Installing an expansion card

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 holder.
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.

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 adjacent to the slot you want to install the expansion card.
  3. Remove the existing expansion card or filler bracket from the expansion card holder.
    NOTE: Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed 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. 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 expansion card latch by pushing the latch up until the latch snaps into place.
  7. Connect any cables to the expansion card.
  8. Replace the expansion card holder.

Next steps

  1. Install the expansion card holder.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
    Figure 1. Installing an expansion card
    This figure shows Installing an expansion card.
    1. expansion card latch

    2. expansion card

    3. expansion card connector

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