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Dell PowerEdge T130 Owner's Manual

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Removing an expansion card

Prerequisites

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.
  1. Ensure that you follow the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

Steps

  1. Disconnect all the cables from the expansion card.
  2. Press and push out the expansion card release latch.
  3. Holding the card by its edge, pull the card to disengage it from the connector and lift the card out of the chassis.
  4. If you are removing the card permanently, install an expansion card blank in the empty card slot.

    The steps for installing or removing an expansion card blank are similar to installing or removing an expansion card.

    NOTE Expansion card blanks must be installed into empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system. The blanks also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
  5. Push the expansion card latch toward the system until it clicks into place.
    Figure 1. Removing an expansion card
    This figure shows removing an expansion card.
    1. expansion card
    2. expansion card latch
    3. expansion card blank

Next steps

  1. Install an expansion card.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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