Owners Manual

2. Follow the procedures in Before working inside your system.
3. If applicable, disconnect the cables from the expansion card.
NOTE: When removing a card from the riser 1, open the PCIe card holder latch. If applicable, remove the PCIe guide and
then remove the expansion card.
Steps
1. If applicable, lift the expansion card latch(es) out of the slot.
2. 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.
Figure 42. Removing an expansion card from riser 1A
Figure 43. Removing an expansion card from riser 2A
3. 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.
82 Installing and removing system components