
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard
Attention:DonotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheChapter
2“Safetyinformation”onpage3.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.Yourcomputerhasonestandard
PCIcardslot,twoPCIExpressx1cardslots,andonePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot.
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage122.
3.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingaPCIcard,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removethescrewthatsecurestheappropriatemetalslotcover.
Then,removethemetalslotcover.
•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIcard,removethescrewthatsecurestheoldPCIcard.Then,graspthe
oldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalled,andgentlypullitoutoftheslot.
Figure96.RemovingaPCIcard
Notes:
a.Thecardfitstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecardasmall
amountuntilitisremovedfromthecardslot.
b.Ifthecardisheldinplacebyaretaininglatch,pressthecardretaininglatch1asshownto
disengagethelatch.Graspthecardandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.
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