Steps
1.
Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.
2.
Press the expansion card retention latch and pull it open from the expansion card riser.
3.
Pull the expansion card release latch open.
4.
Hold the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion card connector.
5.
If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the
expansion card latch.
NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion card slot to maintain Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in
proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
6.
Push the expansion card release latch to close.
7.
Close the expansion card retention latch into the slot.
Figure 53. Removing an expansion card from expansion card riser 1
1.
expansion card connector
2.
expansion card riser 1
3.
touch point (2)
4.
expansion card riser retention latch
5.
expansion card
6.
expansion card release latch
7.
expansion card riser tab
Next steps
1.
Install the expansion card riser 1.
2.
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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