Pci/Pcie Expansion Card - HP dx2358 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Manual

6.5.2 PCI/PCIe Expansion Card

To remove an expansion card continue with step 1.
To install an expansion card in an existing empty slot go to step 9.
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the right access panel
bezel (MT
3. Lay the computer down on its side to make it easier to work on.
4. Remove the slot cover lock
5. Disconnect any cables attached to the expansion card.
6. Hold the card at each end and carefully rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free
from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against other components.
7. Store the card in anti-static packaging.
8. Install a new expansion card or an expansion slot cover to close the open slot.
If not installing a replacement expansion card, skip to step 10.
To install an expansion card in an empty slot continue with step 9.
9. With the card aligned so the mounting bracket will fit firmly against the computer
backwall 1, slide the expansion card into the expansion socket and press it firmly into
place 2.
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When you install an expansion card, make sure you press firmly on the card so that the entire
connector seats properly in the expansion card socket.
10. Reinstall the slot cover lock and its retaining screw.
11. Replace the access panel.
12. Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed.
Reconfigure the computer, if necessary.
Service Reference Guide
Removal and Replacement Procedures— Microtower (MT) Chassis
(Section 6.2, "Remove the computer access panel and front
chassis)").
(Section 6.5.1, "Expansion Slot Cover
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(Section 6.1, "Preparation for Disassembly").
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