Hardware reference guide

8. Before installing an expansion card, remove the expansion slot cover or the existing expansion
card.
a. If you are installing an expansion card in a vacant socket, remove the appropriate expansion
slot cover on the back of the chassis. Lift the expansion slot cover from the expansion slot.
Figure 9 Removing an Expansion Slot Cover
b. If you are removing a standard PCI card or PCI Express x1 card, hold the card at each end
and carefully rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Lift the card
straight up to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against other components.
NOTE: Before removing an installed expansion card, disconnect any cables that may be
attached to the expansion card.
Figure 10 Removing a Standard PCI Expansion Card
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