3
Remove the air shroud.
4
Remove the expansion card holder.
Steps
1
If installed, disconnect the data cables from the PERC card and/or the power cables from the GPU card.
2
Press the expansion card latch and push down the latch to open it.
3
Hold the expansion card by its edge, and pull the card up to remove it from the expansion card connector and the system.
4
Install the filler brackets by performing the following steps:
a Align the slot on the filler bracket with the tab on the expansion card slot.
b Press the expansion card latch till the filler bracket locks 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.
Figure 69. Removing an expansion card
Figure 70. Installing the filler bracket
Next steps
1
Follow the procedure listed in
After working inside your system
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2
Install an expansion card.
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