Owners Manual

Figure 66. Installing filler bracket for low profile riser
Next steps
1. Install expansion card into the expansion card riser.
2. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and push 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.
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. If installing a new expansion card, unpack it and prepare the card for installation.
NOTE:
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
Steps
1. Lift the expansion card latch on the riser (Low profile expansion riser 1).
2. 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.
Installing and removing system components 97