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Removing a PCI Express x1 Expansion Card

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NOTE: Before removing an installed expansion card, disconnect any cables that may be attached to the expansion card. a. If you are installing an expansion card in a vacant socket, you must slide one of the expansion slot covers up and out of the chassis or use a flatblade screwdriver to pry out one of the metal shields on the rear panel that covers the expansion slot. Be sure to remove the appropriate shield for the expansion card you are installing. Figure 8 Removing an Expansion Slot Cover b. If you are removing a 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. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components. Figure 9 Removing a PCI Express x1 Expansion Card ENWW Removing or Installing an Expansion Card 11

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NOTE:
Before removing an installed expansion card, disconnect any cables that may be attached
to the expansion card.
a.
If you are installing an expansion card in a vacant socket, you must slide one of the expansion
slot covers up and out of the chassis or use a flatblade screwdriver to pry out one of the metal
shields on the rear panel that covers the expansion slot. Be sure to remove the appropriate
shield for the expansion card you are installing.
Figure 8
Removing an Expansion Slot Cover
b.
If you are removing a 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. Be sure not to scrape the card
against the other components.
Figure 9
Removing a PCI Express x1 Expansion Card
ENWW
Removing or Installing an Expansion Card
11