Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 Service Manual

Installing expansion card into the expansion card riser
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installing a new expansion card, unpack it and prepare the card for installation.
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
3 When installing a card into riser 2 or 3, open the PCIe card holder latch.
Steps
1 Pull the expansion card latch.
2 If installed, remove the ller bracket.
NOTE: Store the ller bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certication of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the
system and aid in proper cooling and airow inside the system.
3 Hold the card by its edges, and align the card edge connector with the expansion card connector on the riser.
4 Insert the card edge connector rmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
5 Push the expansion card latch.
Figure 71. Installing expansion card into expansion card riser 1
Installing and removing system components
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Processor	Intel Xeon Scalable (up to 2 CPUs)
Memory	Up to 3TB DDR4 (24 DIMM slots)
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA/NVMe SSD/HDD max 122.88TB
RAID	PERC H730P, H740P, HBA330
Network	4 x 1GbE LOM
Power Supply	495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W, 2000W
Expansion Slots	Up to 8 PCIe Gen3 slots
Management	iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXi