Installing An Expansion Card Into The Expansion Card Riser 1 - Dell E31S Series Owner's Manual

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Safety instructions

Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Remove the expansion card riser.
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simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
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the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
NOTE: The expansion card riser 1 can be used only when both the processors are installed.
Steps
1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2. Press tab A and rotate the latch clockwise.
3. Press tab B and rotate the latch down.
4. Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion card connector.
5. Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
6. Close the latches of tab A and tab B.
Figure 35. Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1
1. tab A
3. expansion card connector
5. latch
Next steps
1. Install the expansion card riser.
2. If applicable, connect any cables to the expansion card.
2. expansion card riser 1 cage
4. tab B
6. expansion card
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