b.
If you are removing a 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. Lift the card straight up (1) then
away from the inside of the chassis (2) to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against
other components.
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. Lift the card straight up then away from the inside of the
chassis to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against other components.
6.
Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
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