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Installing System Components 71
Figure 3-20. Removing and Installing an Expansion Card
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If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket.
NOTE: Keep this bracket in case 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.
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Prepare the card for installation.
See the documentation that came with the card for information on configuring the card, making
internal connections, or otherwise customizing it for your system.
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Place the card-edge connector in the expansion-card connector and press down firmly. Ensure that the
card is fully seated in the slot and all cards and filler brackets are flush with the alignment bar.
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Close the card retention door to secure the card(s) in the system.
1 release tab 2 card retention door 3 alignment bar
4 alignment guide 5 filler bracket
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