Removing And Replacing Expansion Card(S) - Dell Alienware 0JYTRGA00 Owner's Manual

Removing and Replacing Expansion Card(s)

To remove a card:
1. Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page
2. Remove the side panel (see "Removing and Replacing the Side Panel" on
page 38).
3. Press the shroud button and rotate the shroud away from the computer.
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shroud button
4. Locate the expansion card on the system board (see "Inside View of Your
Computer" on page 39).
5. Disconnect any cables connected to the card (if applicable).
6. Remove the screw the secures the card to the chassis.
7. Remove the card.
• For a PCI Express x1 card, grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it
out of its connector.
• For a PCI Express x16 card, press the securing tab on the card connector
as you grasp the card by its top corners, and then ease the card out of
the connector.
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1 PCI Express x16 card
3 connector
NOTE: If you are not replacing a card, install a filler bracket in the empty
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2 securing tab