Installing A Full Height Expansion Card - Dell PowerEdge VRTX Owner's Manual

NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot 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.
8. Close the PCIe cage door.
9. Close the system.
10. Turn on the server module using the operating system commands or the CMC.
Figure 46. Removing and Installing a Full-Height Expansion Card
1. tabs on expansion-card divider (2)
2. PCIe cage
3. expansion card connectors on the riser (3)

Installing A Full Height Expansion Card

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 came with the product.
1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2. Turn off the server module to which the expansion card is assigned, using the operating system commands or the
CMC.
3. Open the system.
4. Open the PCIe cage door.
4. expansion-card support bracket
5. expansion card
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