Working Inside Your Computer 5-9

Removing the Expansion-Card Cage

Use the following procedure to remove the expansion-
card cage:
1. Remove the computer cover as instructed in
“Removing the Computer Cover” found earlier
in this chapter.
2. Check any cables connected to expansion cards
through the back-panel openings. Disconnect any
cables that will not reach to where the cage must
be placed upon removal from the chassis.
3. Locate the securing lever (see Figure 5-7). Rotate
the lever toward the back of the computer until it
stops.

Figure 5-7. Removing the Expansion-

Card Cage

4. Slid e the expansion-card cage out of the chassis.
5. Li ft the expansion-card cage up and away from
the chassis.

Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage

Use the following procedure to replace the expansion-
card cage:
1. With the securing lever in its extended position,
align the tabs on the left and right sides of the
expansion-card cage with the slots on the back
and bottom of the chassis (see Figure 5-7). Slide
the expansion-card cage into place.
2. Rotate the securing lever inward until it is flush
with the side of the chassis. Make sure the riser
board is fully seated in the RISER connector on
the system board.
3. Reconnect any cables you removed in step 2 of the
previous procedure, “Removing the Expansion-
Card Cage.”
R
otating the Power Supply Away From the System Board
To access some components on the system board, you may
have to rotate the system power supply out of the way. Use
the following procedure to rotate the power supply:
1. Remove the computer cover as instructed in
“Removing the Computer Cover” found earlier
in this chapter.
2. Dis connect the AC power cable from the AC
power receptacle on the back of the power supply
(see Figure 5-8).
tabs
securing
lever