4. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.
Steps
1. If installed, disconnect the data cables from the PERC card.
2. Press the expansion card retention latch and push the latch downwards to open it.
Figure 56. Removing an expansion card
Figure 57. Removing the filler bracket
3. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull the card up to remove it from the expansion card connector and the system.
4. Install the filler bracket by performing the following steps:
a. Align the expansion card filler bracket with the slot on the system.
b. Push the expansion card filler bracket downwards until firmly seated.
c. Close the blue expansion card retention latch by pushing the latch up until the latch snaps into place.
NOTE:
Filler brackets must be installed in 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.
Installing and removing system components
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