Replacing The System Board - Gateway GM5260 Hardware Reference Manual

CHAPTER 3: Maintenance Basics

Replacing the system board

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To replace the system board:
Remove the side panel by following the instructions in
1
panel" on page 14.
Disconnect any expansion card cables from the cards and from the system
2
board, noting their locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the
cables after you reinstall the cards.) You can also mark the cables with tape
labels to simplify reconnecting cables later.
Open the card retention lever.
3
Remove any expansion cards. You can slightly seesaw the card end-to-end
4
to loosen the card, but do not bend the card sideways.
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"Removing the side
Card retention lever