Dell PowerEdge R7515 Installation and Service Manual

Removing an accelerator card

Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
Disconnect any cables that are connected to the expansion card or expansion card riser.
Remove the air shroud.

NOTE:The procedure to remove expansion card from riser 1A, riser 2, or riser 1B is identical.

Disconnect the FPGA cable from the Power Interposer Board (PIB) and expansion card riser.
Figure 1. Disconnecting the FPGA cable from the PIB and the expansion card riser
Ensure to release the latch to remove the expansion card riser.
Figure 2. Opening the latch on the expansion card riser
Hold the accelerator card by the edges and pull to disconnect from the expansion card connector on the expansion card riser.
Figure 3. Removing the accelerator card from riser 1B
Install a filler bracket if you are not replacing the expansion card. For information about how to install a filler bracket, see installing a filler bracket section in the Removing the expansion card topic.