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Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation and Service Manual

Installing an expansion card riser

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Before installing the expansion card riser 2A, install an expansion card into the riser, if applicable.

Steps

  1. If removed, install the expansion cards into the expansion card riser.
  2. Holding the touch points, align the expansion card riser with the connector and the riser guide pin on the system board.
    NOTE:While installing riser 1B, press the tabs and hold the touch point to align the expansion card riser and the riser guide pin on the system board.
  3. Lower the expansion card riser into place until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated in the connector.
    Figure 1. Installing the expansion riser 1A
    This image shows installing the expansion riser 1A
    Figure 2. Installing the expansion riser 1B
    This image shows installing the expansion riser 1B
    Figure 3. Installing the expansion riser 2A
    This image shows installing the expansion riser 2A
    Figure 4. Installing the expansion riser 2B
    This image shows installing the expansion riser 2B

Next steps

  1. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
  2. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.

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