![To install or replace an adapter card:](/images/new-backgrounds/104029/10402949x1.webp)
To install or replace an adapter card:
1.Open the computer cover. See “Opening the computer cover” on page 12.
2.Rotate the adapter card retainer to the open position. If you are installing an adapter card, remove the appropriate slot cover. If you are replacing an adapter card, remove the adapter card that is currently installed.
Figure 10. Removing an adapter card
Notes:
a.The adapter card fits tightly into the card slot. If necessary, alternate moving each side of the adapter card a small amount until it is removed from the adapter card slot.
b.If the adapter card is held in place by a retaining latch, press the adapter card retaining latch 1 as shown to disengage the latch. Grasp the adapter card and then gently pull the adapter card out of the slot.
3.Remove the new adapter card from its
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