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Dell PowerEdge C4130 Owner's Manual

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Removing expansion cards

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.

    CAUTION: The expansion card riser cables must be disconnected from the system board or NVLink board before removing the expansion card riser cage to prevent pin damage in the PCIe connectors.

  3. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card and the system board.
  4. Remove the PCIe shroud.
  5. Remove the expansion card riser cage.

Steps

  1. Pull the expansion card latch to open it.
  2. Open the expansion card clip.
  3. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull it from the expansion card connector.
    Figure 1. Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser cage
    The figure shows removing and installing the expansion card in the expansion card riser.
    1. expansion card riser cage
    2. expansion card latch
    3. expansion card clip
    4. expansion card (low-profile, half-length card)
  4. If you are removing the expansion card permanently, install an expansion card blank by performing the following steps:
    1. Slide the expansion card blank into the expansion card slot on the side of the expansion card riser.
    2. Close the expansion card clip.
      Figure 2. Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser cage
      The figure shows removing and installing the expansion card in the expansion card riser.
      1. Expansion card riser cage
      2. Expansion card clip
      3. Expansion card blank

    NOTE: You must install an expansion card blank to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The expansion card blank keeps dust and dirt out of the system and aids in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.

  5. Close the expansion card latch.

Next steps

  1. Install the expansion card riser cage.

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