Removing and Installing Parts 77
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Ensure that:
• The tops of all cards and filler brackets are flush with the alignment bar.
• The notch in the top of the card or filler bracket fits around the alignment guide.
12
If you removed a card retention mechanism, snap it into place, securing the x16 PCI-E card.
fully seated card
not fully seated card
bracket caught
outside of slot
bracket within slot
alignment guide
alignment bar
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*"piano" bracket
*may not be present on all computers