Removing An Expansion Card; Installing Memory; Memory Upgrade Kits - Dell PowerEdge 1650 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

4. Remove the filler bracket from the expansion slot.
5. Install the new expansion card:
a. Lower the card into the system.
If the card is a full-length card, you may need to guide the front edge of the card into the full-length card support bracket (see Figure 6-3).
b. Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector on the riser board until the card is fully seated.
6. When the card is seated in the connector, replace and secure the expansion-card latch.
7. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.
See the documentation supplied with the card for information about its cable connections.
8. Close the system doors, reconnect the system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

Removing an Expansion Card

To remove 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. Open the system doors (see
3. Disconnect any cables connected to the card.
4. Remove the expansion-card latch by loosening the captive thumbscrew and removing the latch (see Figure 6-2).
5. Grasp the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion-card connector.
6. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.
NOTE: Installing a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot is necessary 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.
7. Replace and secure the expansion-card latch.
8. Close the system doors, reconnect the system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

Installing Memory

The four memory module sockets on the system board (see Figure 6-1) can accommodate from 256 MB to 4 GB of registered synchronous dynamic random-
access memory (SDRAM).

Memory Upgrade Kits

The system is upgradable to 4 GB by installing combinations of 128-, 256-, 512-MB, or 1-GB registered memory modules. You can purchase memory upgrade
kits as needed.
NOTE: The memory modules must be PC-133 compliant.
System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
"Opening the System Doors" in "Checking Inside the System").