5. Go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 46.
Installing or replacing a PCI card
Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the
“Important safety information” in the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide that came with
your computer. Toobtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
This section provides instructions on how to install or replace a PCI card.
Your computer has one standard PCI card slot, two PCI Expressx1 card slots, and
one PCI Express x16 graphics card slot.
To install or replace a PCI card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the
computer. Then, disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and
disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 16.
3. Remove all parts and disconnect all cables that might prevent your access to
the PCI card slots.
4. At the rear of the computer, press the release button 1 to open the PCI card
latch 2.
Figure 9. Opening the PCI card latch
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