Removing An Add-In Card - HP Compaq Presario,Presario CQ5110F Supplementary Manual

Removing an Add-in Card

1 Complete the procedures to prepare the PC and to remove the side panel. See
"Opening and Closing the PC" on page 1.
2 Gently lay the PC on its side.
3 On the back of the PC, remove the screw from the bracket cover for the add-in card
slots, and then remove the bracket cover.
4 Inside the PC, locate the add-in card slots on the motherboard.
WARNING: Be careful of the sharp edges on the add-in card slot cover.
5 Remove the slot cover. Hold the card at each end, carefully rock it back and forth until
the connectors pull free from the socket, and then remove the card. Or you can insert
a flat screwdriver into the knockout plate slot (A) and rotate the screwdriver to break
the knockout plate. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components. Store
the old card in the anti-static packaging that contained your new card.
6 If you are not replacing the old add-in card with a new add-in card, close the open
slot by inserting the metal slot cover into the opened slot.
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