Lenovo ThinkStation P500 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 168

• ThinkStation P700: One standard PCI card slot, one PCI Express x4 card slot, one PCI Express x8 card
slot, and three PCI Express x16 graphics card slots
To install or replace a full-length PCI card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer. Then, disconnect
all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 111.
3. Lay the computer on its side for easier access to the system board.
4. At the rear of the computer, lift up the plastic card latch and pivot it to the left to rest it on the edge
of the rear panel.
Figure 94. Opening the PCI card latch
5. Pull and pivot the tab on the front fan assembly as shown to open the latch inside.
Figure 95. Opening the latch in the front fan assembly
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