Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation and Service Manual

Removing the OCP NIC card

Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
Remove the expansion card riser.
Disconnect OCP cable from the SL11_CPU1_PB7 to SL13_CPU1_PB7 connectors on the MAX system board, if 100 GbE OCP card of PCIe width x16 is used.
NOTE:See cable routing section.

Open the blue latch to disengage the OCP NIC card.
Push the OCP NIC card towards the rear end of the system to disconnect from the connector on the system board.
Slide the OCP NIC card out of the slot on the system.
Figure 1. Removing the OCP NIC card
If the OCP NIC card is not going to be replaced, install a filler bracket .
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.
Figure 2. Installation of filler bracket