Step 5.
If you are removing a full-height, full-length adapter, pull the shipping bracket out of the riser-card
assembly.
PCI riser assembly
Figure 129. Full-height, full-length adapter
Step 6.
1
Slide the retention bracket; then,
Step 7.
Remove the screws if present. These screws can be fastened to the side of the riser-card assembly
for storage if needed.
Bracket
2
Adapter
Figure 130. Adapter removal
Step 8.
Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the adapter from the PCI
expansion slot.
Step 9.
If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging
materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Removing an adapter in PCI expansion slot 4 or slot 5
Use this information to remove an adapter in PCI expansion slot 4 or slot 5.
To remove an adapter in PCI expansion slot 4 or slot 5, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page
305.
Shipping bracket
2
rotate it to the open position.
PCI riser-card assembly
1
3
Adapter connector
.
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