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Removing an Expansion Card

CAUTION: See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1Open the system. See "Opening the System" in Troubleshooting Your System."

2If you are removing a remote access controller card, remove the daughter card. See "Removing a Daughter Card."

3Disconnect any internal or external cable(s) that are connected to the expansion card.

4Remove the expansion-card retainer adjacent to the PCI slots using your index finger and pulling upwards. See Figure 6-7.

5Grasp the expansion card and carefully pull it away from the riser-board connector.

6If you are permanently removing the card, replace the metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.

NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over 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.

7Replace the expansion-card retainer.

8Replace the daughter card if it was removed. See "Installing a Daughter Card."

9Close the system. See "Closing the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

Riser Board

The riser board provides two expansion-card slots.

Removing the Riser Board

CAUTION: See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1Open the system. See "Opening the System" in Troubleshooting Your System."

2Remove any expansion card(s). See "Installing and Removing a CERC SATA RAID Controller."

3Loosen the two captive screws that secure the riser board to the system board. See Figure 6-10.

4From the back of the system, slide the riser board to the right to disconnect the riser board from the system board, and lift the riser board out of the chassis.

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Dell 745N manual Removing an Expansion Card, Removing the Riser Board