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Removing a half-height expansion card from the expansion card riser 3

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1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section. 2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section. 3. Holding the touch points on the riser, lift the expansion card riser out of the chassis. Steps 1. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card. 2. Open the expansion card retention latch. NOTE: If you are removing a full-height expansion card, open the expansion card holder. 3. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion card connector. 4. 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. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions. 5. Close the expansion card riser latch into the slot. Figure 57. Removing a half-height expansion card from the expansion card riser 3 1. expansion card 3. expansion card connector 2. expansion card retention latch 4. expansion card riser Installing and removing system components 125

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1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3.
Holding the touch points on the riser, lift the expansion card riser out of the chassis.
Steps
1.
Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.
2.
Open the expansion card retention latch.
NOTE:
If you are removing a full-height expansion card, open the expansion card holder.
3.
Hold the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion card connector.
4.
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. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
5.
Close the expansion card riser latch into the slot.
Figure 57. Removing a half-height expansion card from the expansion card riser 3
1.
expansion card
2.
expansion card retention latch
3.
expansion card connector
4.
expansion card riser
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