HP Elite 7000 - Microtower PC Maintenance And Service Manual page 47

b. If you are removing a PCI Express x1 card, 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 the other components.
Figure 7-10
c. If you are removing a PCI Express x16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the expansion
socket away from the card and carefully rock the card back and forth until the connectors pull
free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.
Figure 7-11
6. Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
7. If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open
slot.
Removing a PCI Express x1 Expansion Card
Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card
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