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 7-9Removing a PCI Express x1 Expansion Card

c.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. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.

Figure 7-10Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card

6.Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.

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