Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd - Installing an Nvme Expansion Card into the Expansion Card Riser

Steps
1. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.
2. Lift the expansion card latch out of the guide slot.
3. Push the locking tab and hold the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion card connector.
4. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the
expansion card latch.
NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion card 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. The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
5. Install the expansion card latch into the slot.
6. Close the expansion card locking tabs.
Figure 56. Removing an NVMe expansion card from expansion card riser
1. Expansion card connector 2. Expansion card
3. Expansion card release latch 4. Expansion card riser
5. Power connector 6. Expansion card riser locking latch
Next steps
1. Install an expansion card into the expansion card riser.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Installing an NVMe expansion card into the expansion card riser
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
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