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58 Installing System Components
5
Remove the filler bracket on the slot you will be using.
NOTE: Keep this bracket if you need to remove the expansion card. Filler brackets must be installed over empty
expansion-card slots 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.
6
Align the expansion card with the card-edge guides and insert the expansion card firmly into the
expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated.
NOTE: Ensure that the expansion-card bracket is also inserted into the securing slot on the back of the
expansion-card cage.
7 Close the expansion-card retainer. See
Figure 3-9
.
8
If applicable, reinstall the expansion-card stabilizer:
a
Insert the two round tabs on the stabilizer into the stabilizer pivot slots. See Figure 3-9.
b
Rotate the end of the stabilizer down toward the front of the system until the latch clicks into
place against the chassis.
9
Connect any internal or external cables to the expansion card.
10 Close the system. See
"Closing the System" on page 48
.
11
Connect the power cable to the power supply and the power outlet.
Removing an Expansion Card
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the
components inside the system. See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety
precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
1
T
urn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2 Open the system. See
"Opening the System" on page 48
.
3
If you are removing a full-length expansion card, remove the expansion-card stabilizer:
a
Pivot the end of the stabilizer upward and toward the front of the system. See Figure 3-9.
b
Draw the stabilizer straight up from the tab slots and out of the system.
4
Disconnect any internal or external cables that are connected to the expansion card.
5 Open the expansion-card retainer adjacent to the slot. See
Figure 3-9
.
6
Grasp the expansion card and carefully remove it from the socket connector.
7
If you are permanently removing the card, replace the metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot
opening.
NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion-card slots to maintain 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.