HP Desktop Pro G2 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 29

and then lift the card straight up, card to the back of the chassis

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a. If you are removing a PCI Express ×16 card, remove the Torx screw that secures the card to the back of the chassis (1). Pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion socket (2) away from the card, and then carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Lift the card straight up (3) to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against other components. b. If you are removing a PCI Express ×1 or PCI expansion card, remove the Torx screw that secures the card to the back of the chassis (1), and then lift the card straight up (2) to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against other components. TIP: PCI and PCI Express ×1 sockets do not have a retention arm. NOTE: The following image shows a PCIe expansion card. Expansion cards 21

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a.
If you are removing a PCI Express ×16 card, remove the Torx screw that secures the card to the
back of the chassis
(1)
. Pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion socket
(2)
away from
the card, and then carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull free from the
socket. Lift the card straight up
(3)
to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against other
components.
b.
If you are removing a PCI Express ×1 or PCI expansion card, remove the Torx screw that secures the
card to the back of the chassis
(1)
, and then lift the card straight up
(2)
to remove it. Be sure not to
scrape the card against other components.
TIP:
PCI and PCI Express ×1 sockets do not have a retention arm.
NOTE:
The following image shows a PCIe expansion card.
Expansion cards
21