HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus

Installing expansion boards
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, remove the power
cord to remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not completely shut o
system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all PCI slots have
either an expansion slot cover or an expansion board installed.
To install the component:
Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the components included with the hardware option kit.
Procedure
1. Power down the server.
2. Remove all power:
a.
Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b.
Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3.
Do one of the following:
•
Extend the server from the rack.
•
Remove the server from the rack.
4.
Remove the access panel.
5.
Remove the riser cage.
6. Identify and then remove the PCIe blank from the riser cage.
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