Owners Manual

Removing an expansion card
Prerequisites
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. Remove the sled from the enclosure.
4. Remove the expansion card riser assembly.
5. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
Steps
1. Remove the screw that secures the expansion card to the assembly.
2. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and carefully remove it from the riser card.
NOTE: You must install an expansion card filler bracket over an empty expansion 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.
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