Removing Expansion Card Risers - Dell E31S Series Owner's Manual

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Before working inside your system

Removing expansion card risers

Installing expansion card risers
After working inside your system
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Safety instructions
Removing expansion card risers
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and
simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow
the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
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. If installed, remove any expansion card installed on risers 2 and 3.
NOTE: The expansion card riser 1 can be used only when both the processors are installed.
Steps
1. Holding the slots on the expansion card riser, lift the riser from the riser connector on the system board.
2. To remove expansion card risers 2 and 3, hold the edges of the expansion card riser, and lift the riser from the riser connector on the
system board.
NOTE: To ensure proper system cooling, the riser 1 blank must be installed in the riser 1 slot. Remove the riser 1
blank only if you are installing riser 1.
Figure 38. Removing the expansion card riser 1
1. expansion card riser 1 cage
96 Installing and removing system components
2. expansion card riser 1