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Installing the expansion card

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Installing the expansion card Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure that is listed in Before working inside your system. Steps 1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation. NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card. 2. Remove the expansion card or filler bracket from the expansion card holder. NOTE: Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion-card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system. Figure 24. Removing the filler bracket 3. Push the ejector on the expansion card slot to allow the expansion card to be inserted into the socket. 4. Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card aligns with the expansion card connector. 5. Insert the card firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated. Figure 25. Installing the expansion card Installing and removing system components 47

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Installing the expansion card
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
.
2.
Follow the procedure that is listed in
Before working inside your system
.
Steps
1.
Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
NOTE:
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2.
Remove the expansion card
or filler bracket from the expansion card holder.
NOTE:
Store this bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion-card slots to maintain
FCC certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and
airflow inside the system.
Figure 24. Removing the filler bracket
3.
Push the ejector on the expansion card slot to allow the expansion card to be inserted into the socket.
4.
Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card aligns with the expansion card connector.
5.
Insert the card firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.
Figure 25. Installing the expansion card
Installing and removing system components
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