Owners Manual

Related references

Safety instructions on page 48

Related tasks

Before working inside your system on page 49

After working inside your system on page 49

Installing expansion card

Prerequisites

1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions section in this document.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section in this document.

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified 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 are shipped with your product.

NOTE: The expansion-card riser 1 and the x16 link on the riser 2 slot can be used only when both the processors are

installed.

Steps

1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

2. Locate the expansion-card connector on the system board/riser.

3. Open the expansion-card latch and remove the filler bracket.

4. Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion-card connector.

5. Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated.

6. Slide the expansion-card latch into position.

Next steps

1. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section in this document.

2. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.