Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 Installation and Service Manual

Installing an expansion card riser

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet, and disconnect the peripherals.
Ensure that all internal cables are routed correctly and connected, and no tools or extra parts are left inside the system.
Open the drive bays, remove all drives, and then close the drive bays.
Remove the power supply units.
Remove the system from the rack and place it on an ESD work bench. For more information, see the Rail Installation Guide available at https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Remove the system cover.
Remove the air shroud .
If installed, remove the rear drive cage.

If removed, install the expansion cards into the expansion card riser.
Holding the touch points, align the expansion card riser with the connector and the riser guide pin on the system board.
Lower the expansion card riser into place until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated in the connector.
Figure 1. Installing right low profile riser
Figure 2. Installing left low profile riser
Figure 3. Installing full height X1 riser
NOTE:For butterfly riser, tighten the captive screw to firmly hold the riser to the system board.
Figure 4. Installing butterfly riser