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Chapter 3: Component Installation and Maintenance
Expansion Card
The chassis supports one PCI-E expansion card installed with one 3.5" or two 2.5" HDDs.
Refer to the supported configurations list in the beginning of this section.
Only install expansion cards after the HDDs are installed.
Installing an Expansion Card
Begin by removing power from the system as described in Section 3.1 and removing the
cover as described in Section 3.2.
1. Locate the expansion card clip on the front of the chassis. Remove the screws holding
the expansion card clip and the shield that covers the PCI-E slot opening in the chassis.
2. Remove the expansion card clip and the PCI-E slot cover from the chassis.
3. Outside the chassis, insert the expansion card into the riser card.
4. Insert the riser card into the expansion slot on the motherboard while aligning the PCI-E
slot bracket of the expansion card into the open PCI-E slot in the chassis.
5. Replace the expansion card clip and screw it onto the chassis to hold the expansion
card in place.
6. Reinstall the chassis cover and restore power to the server.
Expansion Card Clip
PCI-E Slot Cover
Riser Card Slot
Riser Card
Figure 3-5. Expansion Card and Riser Card