Owners Manual

A single processor blade supports SFF mezzanine cards on both slots, x8 PCIe Gen 3 cards.
Removing the mezzanine card
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
Steps
1. Open the retention latch by pressing the ridged area on the retention latch, and lifting the latch up.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the mezzanine card, you must hold the card only by its edges.
2. Lift the mezzanine card up and away from the system.
3. Close the retention latch.
Figure 19. Removing the mezzanine card
a. mezzanine card (2)
b. connector (2)
c. ridge area on the retention latch
Next steps
1. Install the mezzanine card.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Related references
Safety instructions on page 52
Related tasks
Installing the mezzanine card on page 71
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Installing and removing blade components