Removing An Option Board - NEC LE2200 User Manual

Removing an Option Board

Note: Expansion slot covers must be installed on all
vacant slots to maintain the electromagnetic emissions
characteristics of the system and to assure proper
cooling of the system components.
1. Power off the system and remove the side panel as
described earlier in this chapter.
2. Disconnect any cables attached to the option board
you are removing.
3. Remove and save the option board retaining bracket
screw.
4. Hold the board at each end, and carefully rock it
back and forth until the edge connectors pull free.
Make sure that you do not scrape the board against
other components.
5. Remove the board from the expansion slot and place
it in an antistatic wrapper.
6. If you are replacing a board, go to "Installing an
Option Board" earlier in this chapter, otherwise
continue.
7. Install an expansion slot cover over the vacant slot
using the previously removed screw.
8. Replace the side panel and power on the system.
9. If you removed an non-Plug-and-Play ISA option
board, run the RCU to configure the system as
described in the Configuring Your System chapter.
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