Owners Manual

Installing an expansion card into expansion card riser

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.

NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

NOTE: When installing a card into the riser 1, open the PCIe card holder latch. If applicable, open the PCIe guide and then

install the expansion card.

Steps

1. If applicable, lift the expansion card latch and 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 45. Removing the metal filler bracket on Riser 1A

2. Hold the card by its edges, and align the card edge connector with the expansion card connector on the riser.

3. Insert the card edge connector firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.

4. Close the expansion card latch.

Installing and removing system components