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Dell PowerEdge R530 Owner's Manual

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Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. If opened, close the expansion card latch on the cooling shroud.
  4. Remove the expansion card riser.
  5. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
    NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the expansion card.
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.

Steps

  1. Press the expansion card retention latch and rotate the latch clockwise.
  2. Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card’s edge connector aligns with the expansion card connector.
  3. Insert the card’s edge connector firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
  4. Close the expansion card retention latch.
    Figure 1. Installing an expansion card from the expansion card riser
    This figure shows installing an expansion card from the expansion card riser.
    1. expansion card riser
    2. expansion card riser cage
    3. expansion card retention latch
    4. expansion card
    Figure 2. Installing a full height, full length expansion card from the expansion card riser
    This image shows installing a full height, full length expansion card from the expansion card riser.
    1. full height, full length expansion card latch (on cooling shroud)
    2. full height, full length expansion card
    3. expansion card riser cage
    4. expansion card retention latch

Next steps

  1. Install the expansion card riser.
  2. If disconnected, connect the required power or data cables to the expansion card.
  3. If required press the expansion card latch on the cooling shroud to support the full length expansion card .
  4. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
  5. Install any device drivers required for the expansion card as described in the documentation for the card.

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