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98 | Installing System Components
3 Remove the system-board assembly. See "Removing a System-Board
Assembly" on page 87.
4 Remove the three screws that secure the expansion-card assembly. See
Figure 3-10.
5 Lift the expansion-card assembly away from the system-board assembly.
See Figure 3-10.
6 Grasp the filler bracket by its edges, and carefully remove it from the
expansion-card connector. See Figure 3-11.
NOTE:
Keep this bracket in case you need to remove the expansion card.
Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion-cards 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.
7 Holding the card by its edges, position the card so that the card-edge
connector aligns with the expansion-card connector on the expansion-
card assembly.
8 Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card
connector until the card is fully seated.
9 Replace the screw securing the expansion card.
10 Place the expansion-card assembly into the system-board assembly.
11 Replace the three screws that secure the expansion-card assembly.
12 Replace the system-board assembly. See "Installing a System-Board
Assembly" on page 88.
13 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn on the system,
including any attached peripherals.