Dell PowerEdge T40 EMC Installation and Service Manual - Page 46

and airflow inside the system. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.

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4. If you are removing the expansion card permanently, install a filler bracket. 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. Figure 23. Installing the filler bracket Next steps 1. Replace the expansion card. 46 Installing and removing system components

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4.
If you are removing the expansion card permanently, install a filler bracket.
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.
Figure 23. Installing the filler bracket
Next steps
1.
Replace the expansion card
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Installing and removing system components