b.
If you are removing a PCI or PCI Express x1 card, hold the card at each end and carefully
rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the
card against the other components.
Figure 7-12
c.
If you are removing a PCI Express x16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion
socket away from the card and carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull
free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.
Figure 7-13
6.
Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
7.
If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open
slot.
Removing a PCI or PCI Express x1 Expansion Card
Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card
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