Figure 55. Installing a half-length, low-profile expansion card into a riser 2
8. Close the L shaped bracket, and using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, tighten the blue thumbscrew.
Next steps
1. If applicable, connect the internal cables to the expansion card.
2.
Install the expansion card riser 2
3. Follow the procedure listed in
After working inside your system
.
4. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.
NOTE:
While replacing a faulty storage controller or NIC card or GPU card with the same type of card, after you
power on the system; the new card automatically updates to the same firmware and configuration of the faulty one. For
more information about the Part replacement configuration, see the
Lifecycle Controller User's Guide
available at
CAUTION:
Do not install GPUs, network cards, or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated
and tested by Dell. Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the
system warranty.
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser 3
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
Before working inside your system
3.
Remove the expansion card riser 2
.
4.
.
5.
6.
Remove the expansion card riser 3
.
7. If applicable, disconnect the internal cables that are connected to expansion card.
NOTE:
The procedure to install the expansion card or GPU card is the same for Rear Accessed and Front Accessed
configurations.
Steps
1. Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen the blue thumbscrew.
2. Lift the L-shaped bracket from the expansion card riser, and remove the screws.
3. Hold the expansion card by its edges and pull the card until the card edge connector disengages from the expansion card
connector on the riser.
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Installing and removing system components
