a.If you are installing an expansion card in a vacant PCI x1 socket or a PCI socket, push out the appropriate expansion slot cover on the back of the chassis.
b.If you are installing an expansion card in a vacant PCI x16 socket, remove the appropriate expansion slot cover on the back of the chassis. Pull the slot cover straight up then away from the inside of the chassis.
c.If you are removing a PCI Express x1 card or a PCI card, hold the card at each end, and carefully rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket then away from the inside of the chassis to release it from the chassis frame. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.
d.If you are removing a PCI Express x16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion socket away from the card and carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket then away from the inside of the chassis to release it from the chassis frame. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.
9.Store the removed card in
10.If you are not installing a new expansion card in the PCI x16 expansion slot, install the expansion slot cover to close the open slot.
CAUTION: After removing an expansion card, you must replace it with a new card or expansion slot cover for proper cooling of internal components during operation.
11.To install a new expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion socket 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. Press the card straight down into the expansion socket on the system board.
NOTE: When installing an expansion card, press firmly on the card so that the whole connector seats properly in the expansion card slot.
12.Rotate the slot cover retention latch back in place to secure the expansion card.
13.Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system board, if needed.
14.Replace the computer access panel.
15.Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer.
16.Lock any security devices that were disengaged when the access panel was removed.
17.Reconfigure the computer, if necessary.
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