Owners Manual

Figure 32. Installing the M.2 SATA card on the SATA x16 riser
Next steps
1 If removed, install the expansion card riser assembly.
2 Install the M.2 x16 riser.
3 Install the sled into the enclosure.
4 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Mezzanine and OCP cards
The mezzanine and Open Compute Project (OCP) cards connect to the PCI bus. They are physically smaller than the standard expansion
card, and often connect to a dedicated connector on the system board.
Removing a mezzanine card
Prerequisites
NOTE
: The procedure to remove the mezzanine blank is similar to the removal of a mezzanine card.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove the sled from the enclosure.
4 Remove the expansion card riser assembly.
Steps
1 Remove the screws that secure the mezzanine card to the sled.
2 Lift the mezzanine card out of the sled.
NOTE
: You must install an expansion card ller bracket over an empty expansion slot to maintain Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) certication of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper
cooling and airow inside the system.
78 Installing and removing system components