Installing An Expansion Card - Acer Altos R520 M2 Series User Manual

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Installing an expansion card

Altos R520 M2 has two PCI riser boards attached to a PCI riser board
bracket assembly that support full height and low profile expansion
cards.
• Full height riser slot
• One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCI Express 2.0 x16 throughput)
• Low profile riser slot
• One PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot (PCI Express 2.0 x8 throughput)
Caution! The PCI riser board bracket assembly must be installed
to maintain proper airflow inside the server.
To install an expansion card
1 Perform the pre-installation instructions described on page 35.
2 Remove the PCI riser board bracket assembly.
(1) Remove the three screws on the PCI riser board bracket
assembly.
(2) Gently pull the bracket assembly to disengage from the
chassis, then lift the bracket assembly from the chassis.
3 Remove the new expansion card from its packaging, handling it by
the edges.
3 System upgrade