Removing an Option Board
Note: Expansion slot covers must be installed on all vacant slots to maintain the electromagnetic emissions characteristics of the system and to assure proper cooling of the system components.
1.Power off the system and remove the left side panel (as viewed from front) as described earlier in this chapter.
2.Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this chapter.
3.Disconnect any cables attached to the option board you are removing.
4.Remove and save the option board retaining bracket screw.
5.Hold the board at each end, and carefully rock it back and forth until the edge connectors pull free. Make sure that you do not scrape the board against other components.
6.Remove the board from the expansion slot and place it in an antistatic wrapper.
7.If you are replacing a board, go to "Installing an Option Board" earlier in this chapter, otherwise continue.
8.Install an expansion slot cover over the vacant slot using the previously removed screw.
9.Replace the side panel and power on the system.
10.If you removed an EISA/ISA option board, run the SCU to configure the system as described in the Configuring Your System chapter.
