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Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing a GPU

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
  3. If applicable, disconnect the cables from the expansion card.
  4. Remove the GPU air shroud top cover.
  5. Remove the full length expansion card riser.

Steps

  1. To remove the GPU from Riser 1:
    1. Tilt the expansion card holder latch on the riser.
    2. Press the tab, and pull the card holder from the riser.
    3. Hold the GPU card by the edges and pull the card from the riser.
    4. Disconnect the GPU power cable from the GPU card.
    NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
    Figure 1. Removing GPU from Riser 1
    This image shows removal of GPU from riser 1
  2. To remove the GPU from Riser 4:
    1. Slide the expansion card latch on the riser.
    2. Press the tab, and pull the card holder from the riser.
    3. Tilt the expansion card holder latch on the riser.
    4. Hold the GPU card by the edges and pull the card from the riser.
    5. Disconnect the GPU power cable from the GPU card.
    Figure 2. Removing GPU from Riser 4
    This image shows removal of GPU from riser4
  3. If removing the GPU permanently, install a filler bracket.
    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. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
  4. Install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion card latch.
    Figure 3. Installing the metal filler bracket
    This image shows installing the metal filler bracket

Next steps

  1. Replace the GPU.

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