Removing An Expansion Card - Dell PowerVault NX3000 Hardware Owner's Manual

Removing an Expansion Card

WARNING:
cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before you begin this
procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system.
1 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect
the system from the electrical outlet.
2 Open the system. See "Opening the System."
3 Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.
4 Remove the expansion card:
Open the expansion-card latch at the back of the system chassis. See
a
Figure 3-26.
Grasp the expansion card by its top corners, and carefully pull the card
b
from the expansion-card connector.
5 If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over
the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion-card latch.
NOTE:
maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the
system. The brackets also aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
6 Close the system. See "Closing the System."
7 Reconnect your system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn
on the system.
Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system
You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot to
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