Installing An Expansion Card - Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 Installation And Service Manual

3 Install the expansion card holder.
4 Install the air shroud.
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Removing the air shroud
Removing the expansion card holder

Installing an expansion card

Installing the expansion card holder
Installing the air shroud
Installing an expansion card
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 Remove the air shroud.
3 Remove the expansion card holder.
Steps
1 Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2 Open the expansion card latch adjacent to the slot you want to install the expansion card.
3 Remove the existing expansion card or filler bracket from the expansion card holder.
NOTE: Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion-card slots to maintain 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.
4 Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card aligns with the expansion card connector.
5 Insert the card firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
6 Close the expansion card latch by pushing the latch up until the latch snaps into place.
7 Connect the data cables to the expansion card and/or the power cables to the GPU card.
Figure 71. Removing the filler bracket
128 Installing and removing system components
Safety instructions.