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Dell Precision 7920 Rack Owner's Manual

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Removing expansion card from expansion card riser

Prerequisites

  1. If applicable, disconnect the cables from the expansion card.

Steps

  1. Lift the expansion card latch out of the slot.
  2. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull the card until the card edge connector disengages from the expansion card connector on the riser.
    Figure 1. Removing expansion card from expansion card riser 1
    Removing expasnion card from raiser 1
    Figure 2. Removing expansion card from expansion card riser 2
    Removing expansion card from raiser2
    Figure 3. Removing expansion card from expansion card riser 3
    Removing expansion card from raiser 3
  3. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion card latch.
    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.
  4. Insert the expansion card latch into the slot to secure the bracket.

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