Installing A Gpu - Dell PowerEdge R7615 Installation And Service Manual

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. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
4. Install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion card latch.
Figure 165. Installing the metal filler bracket
Next steps
1. Replace the GPU.

Installing a GPU

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. If installing a new expansion card, unpack it and prepare the card for installation.
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
4. Remove the GPU air shroud top
5. Remove the GPU air shroud
6. Remove the full length expansion card
CAUTION: Do not install GPUs, network cards, or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated
and tested by Dell. Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the
system warranty.
WARNING: Consumer-Grade GPU should not be installed or used in the Enterprise Server products.
Safety instructions.
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