Dell E56S Series Installation And Service Manual page 88

NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system.
The brackets also keep dust out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
Next steps
1. Replace the expansion card on the system
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
3. Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet, and disconnect the peripherals.
4. Open the drive bays, remove
5. Remove the power supply
6. Remove the system from the rack and place it on an ESD work bench. For more information, see the Rail Installation Guide at
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7. Remove the system cover.
8. Remove the air shroud.
9. Remove the expansion card riser from the
10. When removing a card from low profile, full height X1, or butterfly riser, ensure that the PCIe card holder latch is closed.
Steps
1. Open the expansion card retention latch.
2. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull the card away from the expansion card connector on the riser.
Figure 69. Removing expansion card from low profile riser
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