b.If you are removing a standard 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.
Figure 2-15 Removing a Standard PCI 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. 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.
Figure 2-16 Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card
10.Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
11.If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open slot.
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