Owners Manual

CAUTION: When removing the NV-RAM card ensure that, after powering down the system gracefully from the GUI or
CLI, both green and amber LEDs on the card are off.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. When removing a card from riser 3, ensure that the PCIe holder latch is closed.
Steps
1. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.
2. Lift the expansion card latch out of the guide slot.
3. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion card connector.
4. 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.
5. Install the expansion card latch into the slot.
6. Close the expansion card locking tabs.
Figure 32. Removing an expansion card from expansion card riser 2 or 3
1.
expansion card 2. expansion card latch
3. expansion card riser 4. power connector (for GPU cards)
5. expansion card connector
Next steps
1. Install an expansion card into the expansion card riser.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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