Installing The Right Expansion Card Riser; Removing An Expansion Card From Expansion Card Risers - Dell PowerEdge R930 Owner's Manual

Installing the right expansion card riser

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 came with the product.
Ensure that you follow the
Steps
1. Holding the expansion card riser by its sides, align the riser with the riser panel slot and the
connector on the system board.
2. Insert the expansion card riser into the system.
NOTE: Note that the riser edge slides into the riser guide on the system board.
3. Insert the riser edge connector into the connector on the system board until the riser is fully seated.
Next steps
1. Install the right expansion card riser blank.
2. Follow the procedure listed in
Related Tasks
Installing the right expansion card riser blank

Removing an expansion card from 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 came with the product.
1. Ensure that you follow the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. Remove the expansion card riser.
4. Disconnect the cables connected to the expansion card.
Steps
1. Slide the expansion card latch.
2. Remove the expansion card from the expansion card riser.
3. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot,
and insert the expansion card latch.
Safety instructions.
After working inside your
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
system.
system.
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