Removing An Expansion Card - Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

Card Priority Card Type
10 G NICs Dual Port (Broadcom)
3 Fibre Channel 8 Gb Host Bus
Adapter (HBA) (Qlogic)
Fibre Channel 8 Gb HBA (Emulex)
Fibre Channel 8 Gb HBA
(Blackhawk-2)
Fibre Channel 8 Gb HBA (Wildfire-2)
4 1 Gb NICs Quad Port (Intel)
1 G NICs Quad Port (Broadcom)
1 Gb NICs Dual Port (Intel)
1 G NICs Dual Port (Broadcom)
5 12 Gb SAS HBA

Removing an expansion card

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and
simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support
team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety
instructions that are shipped with your product.
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. Remove the cooling shroud.
4. Disconnect the cables from the expansion card.
Steps
1. Open the expansion card latch by pulling the latch up.
2. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull the card until the card edge connector disengages from the expansion card
connector.
3. Install the filler bracket by performing the following steps:
a. Align the tab on the filler bracket with the expansion card slot.
b. Press the expansion card latch until the filler bracket locks into place.
NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion card slots to maintain 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.
Form factor Slot Priority
Full Height 2, 1, 4
Full Height 2, 1, 4
Full Height 2, 1, 4
Full Height 2, 1, 4
Full Height 2, 1, 4
Full Height 1, 2, 4
Full Height 1, 2, 4
Full Height 1, 2, 4
Full Height 3, 1, 4, 2
Full Height 2, 1, 4
Maximum Allowed
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
97