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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s and MX5000s Installation and Service Manual

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Installing an expander module

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Open the drive drawer.

Steps

  1. Align the expander card to the connector slot.
  2. Press the expander card lever down until it firmly seats into the expander slot.
    Figure 1. Installing an expander module
    This image shows installing an expander module

Next steps

  1. Ensure that the expander modules have the same firmware version. If there is a firmware mismatch, the LED indicator flashes an error sequence. For more information about the Expander LED health indicators, see Expander health status indicators.
  2. Close the drive drawer.

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