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Dell PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s Enclosure Owner's Manual

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Removing 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. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions..
  2. Turn off the compute sled to which the expansion card is assigned.
  3. Remove the PCIe module.

Steps

  1. Open the expansion card release latch.
  2. Grasp the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion card connector on the PCIe module.
  3. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the release latch.
    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.
    Figure 1. Removing and installing an expansion card
    This figure shows removing and installing an expansion card.
    1. expansion card
    2. release latch

Next steps

  1. Install the PCIe module.
  2. Turn on the compute sled to which the expansion card is mapped.

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