Dell PowerVault 735N Service Manual page 62

Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual
The riser board contains three full-length 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI expansion-card connectors. All three connectors support both 3.3-V and 5-V
cards. Connector PCI2 supports an optional Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card 2 (DRAC 2).
To remove the riser board, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic
1. Open the system doors.
2. Disconnect any cables connected to the card.
3. Remove the expansion-card cage.
4. Remove all expansion cards
5. Remove the thumbscrew that secures the riser board to the expansion-card cage.
6. Slide the riser board 6.3 mm (0.25 inch) to the left (with the riser board facing you) and lift the riser board out of the expansion-card
cage.
Expansion Card Removal
To remove an expansion card, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic
1. Open the system doors.
2. Disconnect any cables connected to the card.
3. Remove the expansion-card
4. To release an expansion-card's back-panel bracket, rotate the latch away from the expansion-card bracket (see
5. If the expansion card is a full-length card, release the card's inner end (toward the front of the system) by opening the tab on the plastic
card guide (see Figure
6. Grasp the expansion card by its top corners, and carefully remove it from the expansion-card connector.
7. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.
NOTE: Installing a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot is necessary 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.
8. Replace the expansion-card
9. Close the system doors, and then reconnect the system and peripherals to their AC power sources and turn them on.
Figure 23. Replacing the Expansion Card
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from the expansion-card cage.
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cage.
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cage.
3 Thumbscrew
4 PCI expansion-card
connector PCI3
5 PCI expansion-card
connector PCI2
6 PCI expansion-card
connector PCI1
1 Expansion-card latch
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