Figure 65. Installing the heat sink
5. Return to the first screw to tighten it.
Next steps
1. Install the air shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system on page 27.
Expansion cards and expansion card risers
NOTE:
A system event entry is logged in the iDRAC Lifecycle Controller if an expansion card riser is not supported or
missing. It does not prevent your system from turning on. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message,
see Troubleshooting expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 17. Expansion card riser configurations
Expansion card riser PCIe slots on the
riser
Processor
connection
Height Length Slot
width
Riser-1B (2U riser) Slot 2 Processor 1 Full Height Full Length x16
Riser-1B (2U riser) Slot 3 Processor 1 Full Height Full Length x16
Riser-1A (low profile
riser right)
Slot 2 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16
Riser-2 (low profile
riser left)
Slot 3 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16
NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
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