Removing an expansion cardCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should onlyperform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or asdirected by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that isnot authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructionsthat came with the product.1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from theelectrical outlet and peripherals.2. Open the system.3. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card or expansion card riser.4. To remove the expansion card, lift the expansion-card latch.5. Grasp the expansion card by its edges and remove it from the expansion-card connector on theriser.6. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slotopening and close the expansion-card latch.NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot to maintain FederalCommunications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dustand dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.7. Close the system.8. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attachedperipherals.Figure 17. Removing and installing the expansion card1. expansion card 2. expansion-card connector3. expansion-card latch43
