HP Pro Tower 200 G9 Desktop PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 29

cover for proper cooling of internal components during operation., After removing an expansion card

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c. If you are removing a PCI Express ×16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion socket away from the card (1), and carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket (2). 4. Store the removed card in antistatic packaging. 5. If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open slot. IMPORTANT: After removing an expansion card, you must replace it with a new card or expansion slot cover for proper cooling of internal components during operation. 6. To install a new expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion socket on the system board, and then move the card toward the rear of the chassis so that the bracket on the card is aligned with 22 Chapter 4 Removal and replacement procedures

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c.
If you are removing a PCI Express ×16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion
socket away from the card
(1)
, and carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull
free from the socket. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket
(2)
.
4.
Store the removed card in antistatic packaging.
5.
If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open slot.
IMPORTANT:
After removing an expansion card, you must replace it with a new card or expansion slot
cover for proper cooling of internal components during operation.
6.
To install a new expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion socket on the system board,
and then move the card toward the rear of the chassis so that the bracket on the card is aligned with
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Removal and replacement procedures