a.
If you are installing an expansion card in a vacant socket, remove the appropriate expansion slot
cover on the back of the chassis. Pull the slot cover straight up then away from the inside of the
chassis.
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. Lift the card straight up (1) then away from the
inside of the chassis (2) to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against other components.
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