NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be
performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.
4. Remove the storage controller card.
NOTE: You must remove the storage controller card to replace a faulty storage controller card
or service other components inside the system.
Steps
1. Align the slots on the storage controller card edge with the tabs on the support bracket.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the storage controller card, hold the card only by its edges.
2. Lower the storage controller card on to the connector on the system board.
3. Tighten the two retention screws on the hard-drive backplane or SSD backplane cable connector to
secure the card on to the system board.
Figure 66. Installing the storage controller card
1. retention screw (2) 2. slot on the PCIe extender or storage
controller card
3. tab on the PCIe extender or storage
controller card support bracket
4. standoff (2)
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