Installing An Expansion Card - Dell PowerEdge R330 Owner's 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.
Figure 57. Removing the expansion card from the expansion card riser
1. touch point (2)
3. expansion card riser
Next steps
1. Install the filler bracket or expansion card, if applicable.
2. Install the expansion card riser
3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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Installing an expansion card
Prerequisites
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.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Remove the expansion card riser.
4. If installed, remove the filler bracket.
Steps
1. Locate the expansion card connector on the riser.
2. Holding the expansion card by its edges, position the card so that the card connector aligns with the connector on the
expansion card riser.
3. Insert the card connector into the expansion card riser connector until the card is firmly seated.
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2. expansion card riser connector
4. expansion card