Dell DX6012S, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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Installing System Components
5
Open the expansion-card latch and remove the filler bracket.
See Figure 3-11.
NOTE:
Keep this bracket in case you need to remove the expansion card.
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.
6
Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card-edge
connector aligns with the expansion-card connector on the expansion-card
riser.
7
Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector
until the card is fully seated.
8
Close the expansion-card latch. See Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11. Installing or Removing an Expansion Card
9
Connect any cables to the expansion card.
1 expansion-card riser 2 expansion-card latch
3 expansion card
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