Owners Manual

Figure 85. Removing the expansion card from expansion card riser 3
Next steps
1. Install the 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 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.
3. When installing a card into riser 2 or 3, open the PCIe card holder latch.
Steps
1. Pull the expansion card latch.
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.
3. Hold the card by its edges, and align the card edge connector with the expansion card connector on the riser.
4. Insert the card edge connector firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
5. Push the expansion card latch.
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Installing and removing system components