2. To remove the GPU from Riser 3 and 4:
a. Slide the expansion card latch on the riser.
b. Disconnect the GPU power cable from the GPU card.
c. Press the button, and pull the black card holder before removing the GPU card from the riser.
d. Open the expansion card holder latch on the riser.
e. Hold the GPU card by the edges and pull the card until the card edge connector disengages from the GPU card
connector on the riser.
Figure 87. Removing GPU 3 and 4
3. If you are removing the GPU permanently, install a filler bracket.
NOTE:
You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion card slot to maintain Federal Communications
Commission (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. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
4. Install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion-card latch.
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