Users Guide

Removing the Shared PERC 8 External card
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certied service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the system.
CAUTION: Shared PERC 8 External cards are not hot-removable. Do not remove the Shared PERC 8 External cards from the
system board while the PowerEdge VRTX system is turned on.
1 Press the release tab of the expansion card latch to lift the latch out of the slot.
NOTE: Do not bend the card connectors.
CAUTION: When removing or replacing the Shared PERC 8 External card, hold the card by its edges. Do not handle the
card while holding the battery or the heat sink.
2 Hold the external card by its edges, and remove it from the card connector on the system board.
3 If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal ller bracket over the empty slot opening and close the expansion card latch.
NOTE: You must install a ller bracket over an empty expansion slot 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.
26 Deploying the Shared PERC 8 card