Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation and Service Manual

Installing the adapter PERC module

Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
If required, remove the air shroudor remove the GPU air shroud.
If required, remove the drive backplane cover.
Remove the cooling fan cage assembly.
Remove the expansion card riser.
Disconnect all the cables from the adapter PERC (APERC) card, observe the cable routing.
NOTE:Refer to cable routing section for more information.
If installing a new APERC module, unpack it and prepare the module for installation.
NOTE:For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
NOTE:APERC module must be installed only in expansion card riser 1 or riser 2.

Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open.
If installed, remove the filler bracket.
NOTE:Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots 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.
Figure 1. Removing the filler bracket
Hold the adapter PERC (APERC) module by the edges, and align the module edge connector with the expansion card connector on the riser.
Insert the module into the expansion card connector until firmly seated.
Close the expansion card retention latch.
Push the card holder to hold the module in the riser.
NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
Figure 2. Installing the APERC module