Dell EMU01 owner manual RAC Card

3Disconnect all cables from the card.

4Remove the expansion card:

a Open the expansion-card retainer. See Figure 3-8.

b Grasp the expansion card by its edges, and carefully remove it from the expansion-card connector.

5If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion-card retainer.

NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion 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.

6Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 47.

RAC Card

1Unpack the RAC card and prepare it for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

2Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

3Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 46.

4Remove the cooling shrouds. See "Removing the Cooling Shrouds" on page 49.

5Remove the plastic filler plug from the system back panel. See Figure 1-3.

6Remove the storage controller card from the expansion slot labeled INTERNAL STORAGE: a Disconnect all data cables from the card.

b Grasp the storage controller card by its edges, and carefully remove it from the card connector.

7Install the RAC card in the slot labeled RAC_CONN:

a Angle the RAC card so that the NIC connector inserts through the back-panel RAC card opening. See Figure 3-9.

b Position the card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion-card connector.

c Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated.

8Connect the 50-pin management cable and the 44-pin MII cable supplied with the RAC to the two connectors on the RAC card (see Figure 3-9), and to the two corresponding connectors on the system board.

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Installing System Components