Steps
1. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.
2. Lift the expansion card latch out of the slot.
3. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and remove it from the expansion card connector.
4. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot
opening and close the expansion card latch.
5. Replace the expansion card latch into the slot.
6. Close the expansion card locking tabs.
NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot to maintain Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust
and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
Figure 29. Removing and installing an expansion card from expansion card riser 2 or 3
1. expansion card 2. expansion card latch
3. expansion card riser 4. power connector (for GPU cards)
5. expansion card connector
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
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