Owners Manual
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 are shipped with your product.
Steps
1. Lift the expansion-card latch.
2. Close the expansion-card locking tabs on the cooling shroud and the risers.
3. Hold the GPU card by its edges and slide out the GPU card at an angle to release it from the
connector on the riser card.
4. Disconnect the cable from the GPU card.
5. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty slot opening
and close the expansion-card locking tabs.
NOTE: You must install a 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.
NOTE: Two double-wide GPU cards configuration requires optional riser 3.
6. You can install up to two double-wide GPU cards.
Figure 37. Removing and installing the GPU card
1. expansion-card locking tab (3) GPU card
2. GPU card
3. PCIe card holder latch
4. Expansion-card latch
5. Expansion-card riser 3
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Installing a GPU card
Prerequisites
1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the cooling shroud.
4. Remove the heat sinks.
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 are shipped with your product.
Steps
1. Unpack the GPU cards and the GPU enablement kit.
2. Install the heat sinks from the kit and reinstall the cooling shroud.
3. Close the expansion-card locking tab on the cooling shroud and riser.
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