Owners Manual

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 are shipped with your product.

1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions section in this document.

2. Complete the tasks listed in Before working inside your system section in this document.

3. If installed, remove any expansion card installed on riser 2 and 3.

NOTE: The expansion card riser 1 can be used only when both the processors are installed.

Steps

Holding the slots on the expansion card riser, lift the riser from the riser connector on the system board.

NOTE: To remove expansion card risers 2 and 3, hold the edges of the expansion card riser.

NOTE: To ensure proper system cooling, the riser 1 blank must be installed in the riser 1 slot. Remove the riser 1 blank

only if you are installing riser 1.

Figure 27. Removing and installing the expansion card riser 1

expansion card riser 1 cage 2. expansion card riser 1

3. riser guide-back (right) 4. riser guide-back (left)

5. expansion card riser 1 connector 6. riser guide-front

78 Installing and removing system components