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b. If you are removing a PCI or PCI Express x1 card, hold the card at each end and carefully
rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape
the card against the other components.
Figure 7-12 Removing a PCI or PCI Express x1 Expansion Card
c. If you are removing a PCI Express x16 card, pull the retention arm on the back of the
expansion socket away from the card and carefully rock the card back and forth until the
connectors pull free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other
components.
Figure 7-13 Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card
5. Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
6. If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an expansion slot cover to close the open
slot.
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