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4. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the
expansion card latch.
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.
5. Install the expansion card latch into the slot.
6. Close the expansion card locking tabs.
Figure 45. Removing an expansion card from expansion card riser 2 or 3
1.
expansion card 2. expansion card latch
3. expansion card riser 4. power connector (for GPU cards)
5. expansion card connector
Next steps
1. Install an expansion card into the expansion card riser.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Related references
Safety instructions on page 66
Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 67
After working inside your system on page 67
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