Steps
1. Press tab A and rotate the latch clockwise.
2. Press tab B and rotate the latch downward.
3. Remove the expansion card from the expansion card riser.
4. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot
opening, and then close the expansion card latch.
5. Close the latches of tab A and tab B.
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 30. Removing and installing an expansion card from expansion card riser 1
1. tab A 2. expansion card riser 1 cage
3. expansion card connector 4. tab B
5. latch 6. expansion card
Next steps
1. Install the expansion card riser. For more information, see Installing expansion card risers
2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
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