Owners Manual

Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installing a new expansion card, unpack it and prepare the card for installation.
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
3 When installing a card into riser 2 or 3, open the PCIe card holder latch.
Steps
1 Pull the expansion card latch.
2 If installed, remove the ller bracket.
NOTE: Store the ller bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certication of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the
system and aid in proper cooling and airow inside the system.
3 Hold the card by its edges and align the card edge connector with the expansion card connector on the riser.
4 Insert the card-edge connector rmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
5 Push the expansion card latch.
Figure 52. Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1
Next steps
1 If applicable, connect the cables to the expansion card.
2 If applicable, install the air shroud.
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.
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