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Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card

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b. If you are removing a standard PCI card, hold the card at each end and carefully rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components. Figure 6-14 Removing a Standard PCI Expansion Card c. If you are removing a PCI Express x16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion socket away from the card and carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components. Figure 6-15 Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card 6. Store the removed card in anti-static packaging. 7. If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open slot. 42 Chapter 6 Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis

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b.
If you are removing a standard PCI card, hold the card at each end and carefully rock it back
and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against
the other components.
Figure 6-14
Removing a Standard PCI Expansion Card
c.
If you are removing a PCI Express x16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion
socket away from the card and carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull
free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.
Figure 6-15
Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card
6.
Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
7.
If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open
slot.
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Chapter 6
Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis