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Close the retention tab.
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Connect any external cables (if they are needed) to the installed option board.
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Reinstall the bottom air duct removed earlier. See the section Bottom Air Duct.
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Replace the left side access panel and close the front door.
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Plug in the system power cord, and power on the system.
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Make sure no error message appears during POST (see Chapter 6).
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Start the BIOS Setup utility to set the "Reset Configuration Data" option in the "Advanced"
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menu to "Yes" in order to update hardware configuration information (see Chapter 3).
Removal
Use the following process to remove a PCI board from a PCI slot on the motherboard.
See the section Preparing for Upgrade described earlier in this chapter.
1.
Remove the following components:
2.
Left-hand side access panel as described earlier in this chapter.
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Bottom air duct cover as described earlier in this chapter.
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Disconnect any cables attached to the option board you are removing.
3.
From the inside of the chassis, press the retention tab (1) near the expansion slot cover to
4.
unlock the tab (2). Then, rotate the mechanism on the back of the chassis to free the board.
Hold the board at each end and carefully rock it back and forth until the edge connectors
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pull free. Make sure that you do not scrape the board against other components.
Remove the board from the expansion slot and place it in an antistatic wrapper. If you are
6.
replacing a board, go to "Installing an Option Board" earlier in this chapter, otherwise
continue.
Insert an expansion slot connector cover into the vacated slot.
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Close the retention tab.
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