Dell PowerEdge T640 EMC PowerEdge T640 Installation and Service Manual - Page 131

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For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card. 2. Open the expansion card latch adjacent to the slot you want to install the expansion card. 3. Remove the existing expansion card or filler bracket from the expansion card holder. NOTE: Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion-card slots to maintain 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. 4. Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card aligns with the expansion card connector. 5. Insert the card firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated. 6. Close the expansion card latch by pushing the latch up until the latch snaps into place. 7. Connect the data cables to the expansion card and/or the power cables to the GPU card. Figure 83. Removing the filler bracket Figure 84. Installing an expansion card Next steps 1. Install the expansion card holder. 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system on page 66. Installing and removing system components 131

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For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2.
Open the expansion card latch adjacent to the slot you want to install the expansion card.
3.
Remove the existing expansion card or filler bracket from the expansion card holder.
NOTE:
Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion-card slots to maintain
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.
4.
Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card aligns with the expansion card connector.
5.
Insert the card firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
6.
Close the expansion card latch by pushing the latch up until the latch snaps into place.
7.
Connect the data cables to the expansion card and/or the power cables to the GPU card.
Figure 83. Removing the filler bracket
Figure 84. Installing an expansion card
Next steps
1.
Install the expansion card holder
.
2.
Follow the procedure listed in
After working inside your system
on page 66.
Installing and removing system components
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