Removing R1 and R4 paddle cards
R1 and R4 paddle cards are supported on 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe Gen4 (passive) configuration only.
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud.
4. Remove the cooling fan cage assembly.
NOTE: Observe the cable routing before disconnecting the cables.
5. Remove the paddle card cable from side wall bracket.
6. Disconnect the paddle card cables from the drive backplane.
Steps
Press the blue release tab on the paddle cards and holding the edges lift the paddle cards from the riser connector on the
system board.
Figure 146. Removing the R1 paddle card
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