Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet, and disconnect the peripherals.
If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
Remove the system cover.
Remove the air shroud.
If installed, remove the expansion card riser.
If applicable, disconnect the cables from the expansion card.
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser:
Turn-over the the expansion card riser, and holding the expansion card by its edges, remove the card from the riser.
Install a expansion card filler bracket if you are not going to replace the expansion card.
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.
Installing expansion card into the expansion card riser:
Remove the filler bracket.
NOTE: Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots 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.
Holding the card by its edges, insert the expansion card to connect it to the connector on the riser.
Replace the expansion card riser.
Install the air shroud.
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system.
Replace the system cover.
If applicable, install the system into the rack.
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
Power on the attached peripherals and then power on the system.
