Removing The Expansion Card Risers - Dell EMC PowerEdge XE8545 Installation And Service Manual

Table 19. Configuration 2: Riser 1A + Riser 2C + Riser 3D + Riser 4A
Card type
Broadcom (NIC: 25 Gb - Full Height)
57414
Mellanox (NIC - Full Height) HDRV
Mellanox (NIC: 100 Gb - Low Profile)
CX6
Mellanox (NIC: 100 Gb - Low Profile)
Q56
Intel (NIC: 25 Gb - Low Profile) SFP
Broadcom (NIC: 25 Gb - Low Profile)
57414
Mellanox (NIC - Low Profile) HDRV
Nvidia (GPU - 40 GB) A100
Nvidia (GPU - 80 GB) A100
Broadcom (OCP3: 25 Gb)
Intel (OCP3: 1 Gb)
Mellanox (OCP3: 25 Gb)

Removing the expansion card risers

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
3. Disconnect any cables that are connected to the expansion card or the risers.
Steps
1. For Riser 1, loosen the captive screws on the riser.
a. Press the blue release tab and holding the edges lift the expansion card riser from the riser connector on the system
board.
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
Slot priority
2, 7
2, 7
6
6
6
6
6
21~24
21~24
Internal
Internal
Internal
Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
Maximum number of cards
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
on page 23.
on page 24.
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