Installing Or Replacing A Pci Card - Lenovo ThinkStation S30 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Installing or replacing a PCI card

Attention:
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Important Safety
Information" on page 1.
This section provides instructions on how to install or replace a PCI card or an Intel Solid-State Drive
910 series. Your computer has one standard PCI card slot, two PCI Express x4 card slots, and two PCI
Express x16 graphics card slots.
Note: If you want to use an NVIDIA compute card, ensure that your computer also has an NVIDIA graphics
card installed.
To install or replace a PCI card, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 82.
3. Open the adapter card retainer.
Figure 8. Opening the adapter card retainer
4. Depending on whether you are installing or replacing a PCI card, do one of the following:
• If you are installing a PCI card, remove the appropriate metal slot cover at the rear of the computer.
• If you are replacing an old PCI card, grasp the old card that is currently installed and gently pull it
out of the slot.
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