Installing An Expansion Card - Dell PowerEdge 1650 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Installing Expansion Cards
Expansion cards are installed on the system's riser board (see Figure 6-2). The riser board plugs into the RISER connector on the system board (see
1) and is considered an extension of the system board.
Your system is available with two different riser board configurations (see Figure 6-2):
Two 64-bit, 66-MHz expansion slots
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One 64-bit, 66-MHz expansion slot (PCI2) and one 32-bit, 33-MHz expansion slot (PCI1) for 5-V cards
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You can install only half-length PCI cards in the lower expansion slot (PCI2). You can install a full-length expansion card in the upper expansion slot (PCI1)
unless you have installed an optional server management card. In this case, neither slot will accommodate full-length cards.
Figure 6-2. Riser-Board Expansion-Card Connectors

Installing an Expansion Card

To install an expansion card, perform the following steps.
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its power source. For more information, see
"Safety First—For You and Your
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
2. Prepare the expansion card for installation, and open the system doors (see
See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise customizing
the card for your system.
3. Remove the expansion-card latch by loosening the captive thumbscrew and removing the latch (see Figure 6-3).
Figure 6-3. Installing an Expansion Card
System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
"Opening the System Doors" in "Checking Inside the System").
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