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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.
Figure 41. Installing a filler bracket into riser 1A
4. Insert the expansion card latch into the slot to secure the bracket.
Next steps
1. Install the
expansion card in to expansion card
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.
Installing an expansion card into expansion card riser
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
NOTE:
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
NOTE:
When installing a card into the riser 1, open the PCIe card holder latch. If applicable, open the PCIe guide and then
install the expansion card.
Steps
1. If applicable, lift the expansion card latch and 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.
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Installing and removing system components
riser.
Safety instructions
on page 55.
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