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NOTE:
Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion-card slots to maintain 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.
Next steps
Replace an expansion
card.
Installing an expansion card
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. If required,
remove the air
Steps
1. Loosen the captive screw and tilt the metal bracket that holds the metal filler.
NOTE:
Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion-card slots to maintain 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.
2. Lift the metal filler out of the system.
Figure 57. Removing the metal filler
3. Holding the card by the edges, align the card with the expansion card slot on the system board.
4. Insert the card firmly into the expansion card slot until the card is firmly seated.
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Installing and removing system components
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
shroud.
system.
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