Figure 147. Removing the R4 paddle card
Installing 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
1. Holding the edges, align the hole on the paddle cards with the guides on the system board.
2. Lower the paddle cards into place and press until the paddle card connector is fully seated on the system board connector.
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Installing and removing system components