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4-30 Sun Enterprise 6500/5500/4500 Systems Reference Manual • April 1998
FIGURE 4-26
PCI and Riser Card Removal
3. Loosen and then remove the thumbscrew on the component side of the I/O+
board next to the external PCI card connector (
FIGURE 4-26
).
4. Refer to
FIGURE 4-27
while removing the card as follows:
a. Grasp the card to be removed with your index fingers on either side of the card
where it mates with the connector on the riser card (thumbs against the
connector).
b. Loosen the card from the PCI bus connector and the catch mechanism by firmly
pushing with your thumbs against the PCI bus connector, while grasping the
card edge with the index fingers of both hands.
5. Once the card is free of the PCI bus connector and the metal catch mechanism,
remove the card from the I/O+ board (
FIGURE 4-27
).
Standoff
Thumbscrew
detail
Riser card
detail