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Installing System Options

Dell™PowerEdge™1750SystemsInstallationandTroubleshootingGuide

Installing Expansion Cards

Installing Memory Modules

Installing Microprocessors

Installing a ROMB Card

Removing and Replacing System Fans

Removing and Replacing Power Supplies

Replacing the System Battery

This section describes how to install the following options:

l Expansion cards

l Memory modules

l Microprocessors

l ROMB card

This section also includes instructions for replacing system fans and power supplies, as well as the system battery.

Installing Expansion Cards

Up to two half-length, PCI-X expansion cards can be installed in the system, one on each side of the riser board assembly. See Figure6-1. The riser board

assembly consists of two riser boards permanently attached to each other with plastic standoffs. It plugs into twin riser connectors on the system board and

is considered an extension of the system board. See FigureA-3.

ThePCIslotlocationsaremarkedonthesystemboardasPCI1andPCI2.ThePCI1connectorontheriserboardassemblyishigherthanthePCI2

connector,becausethePCI1cardinstallsabovetheoptionalROMBcard.

Two different PCI card configurations are available:

l Two PCI-X, 64-bit, 133-MHz, 3.3-V expansion cards

l One PCI-X, 64-bit, 133-MHz, 3.3-VexpansioncardinPCI2,andonePCI,64-bit, 33-MHz, 5-VexpansioncardinPCI1.

Figure 6-1. Riser-Board Expansion-Card Connectors

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Installing an Expansion Card

To install an expansion card, perform the following steps.

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1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.

2. Prepare the expansion card for installation, and open the system covers. See "Opening the System Covers" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information about configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise

customizing the card for your system.

3. Remove the filler bracket from the expansion slot.

Figure 6-2. Installing an Expansion Card

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CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its power source. For more information, see

"Safety First—For You and Your System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

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