ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.
YourcomputerhastwostandardPCIcardslots,onePCIExpressx1cardslot,andonePCIExpressx16
graphicscardslot.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage8.
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcar d,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage12.
3.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouarereplacingaPCIcard,removethescrewthatsecurestheoldPCIcardandreleasetheold
PCIcardfromthePCIcardslot.Then,carefullyremovetheoldPCIcardfromthechassis,asshown
inRemovingthePCIcard.
Notes:
a.IfthereareanycablesbetweenthePCIcardandthesystemboard,notethecableroutingand
thendisconnectthecables.
b.IfthePCIcardissecuredinplacebyaretaininglatch1,presstheretaininglatchtoreleasethe
PCIcardfromthelatch.Then,graspthePCIcardbytheedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthe
PCIcardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthePCIcardasmallandequalamount
untilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.
c.Youmightneedtoremovethefrontbezelandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoavoid
interferencewithremovingthePCIcard.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbez el”onpage
13and“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage14.
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