Front Pci Card Guide And Optional Fan Removal - HP Xw4550 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Technical Reference Manual

5. Close the PCI retention clamp (4) by rotating the clamp downward and pushing down on the two
green snaps from the rear panel of the chassis.
Figure 4-38

Front PCI card guide and optional fan removal

NOTE: The fan is used only for special configurations, but the card guide is used with all full-length
add-in cards.
1. Disconnect power from the system
access panel
on page
2. Disconnect the fan wire (1) from the PCI FAN connector on the system board and thread it out of
the card guide.
3. Unsnap the fan housing from the chassis (2) and lift it out of the chassis (3).
Figure 4-39
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Installing the PCI card
(Side access panel on page
62).
Removing the front (PCI) fan
(Predisassembly procedures on page
59), and remove the front bezel
Steps for removing and replacing components
55), remove the side
(Front Bezel
85