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AGP Card, Expansion Slot Cover.

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Removal and Replacement Procedures- Microtower (µT) Chassis 6.8.3 AGP Card For preliminary steps, see Section 6.8.1, "Expansion Slot Cover." 1. Lay the computer on its side with the open side facing up. If replacing an AGP graphics card, go to step 2. If installing a AGP card for the first time in a computer, go to step 6. 2. To remove an AGP card from an AGP expansion socket with a retention mechanism, pull the retention arm away from the socket. 3. Carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. 4. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket then away from the inside of the chassis to maneuver the card out of the computer. Ä CAUTION: Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components. Ä CAUTION: After removing an expansion card, you must replace it with a new card or cover the open slot (for example, with a metal slot cover or a piece of cardboard taped in place) for proper cooling of internal components during operation. 5. Store the old card in the anti-static packaging that contained the new card. 6. If installing an expansion card for the first time, remove the correct expansion slot cover (Section 6.8.1, "Expansion Slot Cover"). 7. When installing an expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion slot on the system board then move the card toward the rear of the chassis so that the bracket on the card is aligned with the open slot on the rear of the chassis. 8. Press the card straight down into the expansion slot on the system board. Service Reference Guide, d300, dx6050 319865-008 6-13

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Service Reference Guide, d300, dx6050
319865-008
6–13
Removal and Replacement Procedures— Microtower (μT) Chassis
6.8.3 AGP Card
For preliminary steps, see
Section 6.8.1, “Expansion Slot Cover.”
1. Lay the computer on its side with the open side facing up.
If replacing an AGP graphics card, go to step 2.
If installing a AGP card for the first time in a computer, go to step 6.
2.
To remove an AGP card from an AGP expansion socket with a retention mechanism, pull the
retention arm away from the socket.
3. Carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket.
4. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket then away from the inside of the chassis
to maneuver the card out of the computer.
Ä
CAUTION:
Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.
Ä
CAUTION:
After removing an expansion card, you must replace it with a new card or cover the open
slot (for example, with a metal slot cover or a piece of cardboard taped in place) for proper cooling of
internal components during operation.
5. Store the old card in the anti-static packaging that contained the new card.
6. If installing an expansion card for the first time, remove the correct expansion slot cover
(
Section 6.8.1, “Expansion Slot Cover”
).
7.
When installing an expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion slot on the system
board then move the card toward the rear of the chassis so that the bracket on the card is
aligned with the open slot on the rear of the chassis.
8. Press the card straight down into the expansion slot on the system board.