Mezzanine And Ocp Cards; Removing A Mezzanine Card - Dell E43S Series Installation And Service Manual

Figure 31. Installing the M.2 SATA card on the SATA x16 riser
Next steps
1 If removed, install the expansion card riser
2 Install the M.2 x16 riser.
3 Install the sled into the enclosure.
4 Follow the procedure listed in

Mezzanine and OCP cards

The mezzanine and Open Compute Project (OCP) cards connect to the PCI bus. They are physically smaller than the standard expansion
card, and often connect to a dedicated connector on the system board.

Removing a mezzanine card

Prerequisites
NOTE: The procedure to remove the mezzanine blank is similar to the removal of a mezzanine card.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 Follow the procedure listed in
3 Remove the sled from the enclosure.
4 Remove the expansion card riser
Steps
1 Remove the screws that secure the mezzanine card to the sled.
2 Lift the mezzanine card out of the sled.
NOTE: You must install an expansion card filler bracket over an empty expansion 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.
74 Installing and removing system components
assembly.
After working inside your system.
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system.