Installing The Adapter Perc Module - Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation And Service Manual

Next steps
1. Replace the APERC module.

Installing the adapter PERC module

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. If required, remove the air shroud
4. If required, remove the drive backplane
5. Remove the cooling fan cage
6. Remove the expansion card
7. Disconnect all the cables from the adapter PERC (APERC) card, observe the cable routing.
NOTE: Refer to cable routing
8. If installing a new APERC module, unpack it and prepare the module for installation.
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
NOTE: APERC module must be installed only in expansion card riser 1 or riser 2.
Steps
1. Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open.
2. If installed, remove the filler bracket.
NOTE: Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots 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.
Figure 131. Removing the filler bracket
3. Hold the adapter PERC (APERC) module by the edges, and align the module edge connector with the expansion card
connector on the riser.
4. Insert the module into the expansion card connector until firmly seated.
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