Dell PowerEdge 850 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 122

CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.
Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
computer and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
1. Open the system. See "Opening the
2. Remove the expansion-card retainer adjacent to the expansion card slots. See Figure 5-6.
3. Remove the filler bracket on the slot you will be using.
NOTE: Keep this bracket if you need to remove the expansion card. Filler brackets must be installed over 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.
4. Insert the expansion card firmly into the expansion-card connector on the riser card until the card is fully seated.
NOTE: Ensure that the expansion-card bracket is also inserted into the securing slot on the chassis's back panel.
5. Replace the expansion-card retainer. See Figure 5-6.
6. Connect any internal or external cable(s) to the expansion card.
NOTE: You may need to remove the riser card in order to install certain expansion cards with internal connectors. See
7. Close the system. See "Closing the
Figure 5-6. Installing and Removing Expansion Cards
Removing an Expansion Card
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.
Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
computer and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
1. Open the system. See "Opening the
2. Disconnect any internal or external cable(s) that are connected to the expansion card.
3. Lift the expansion-card retainer adjacent to the PCI slots. See Figure 5-6.
4. Grasp the expansion card and carefully pull it away from the expansion-card connector.
If you are removing a SCSI controller card, disconnect the cables from the card that connects to the SCSI hard drives.
5. If you are permanently removing the card, replace the metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.
NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion-card slots to maintain 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.
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