Dell 1950 owner manual Installing a RAC Card

RAC Card

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 came with the product.

The optional Remote Access Controller (RAC) provides a set of advanced features for managing the server remotely. The following procedure describes the steps for installing or removing the optional RAC card.

Installing a RAC Card

1Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and then disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 46

3If applicable, remove the plastic filler plug from the system back panel. See Figure 3-16.

4Remove any PCI cards attached to the center riser. See "Removing an Expansion Card" on page 62.

5Remove the center riser card from the system board. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on page 82.

6Angle the RAC card so that its NIC connector inserts through the back-panel RAC card opening, aligning the card with the back standoff.

Figure 3-16. Installing and Removing a RAC Card

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1	RAC card	2	RAC-card connectors (2)	3	filler plug location
4	back standoff	5	front standoffs (2)	6	RAC-card cable connectors

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