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Installing or replacing a PCI card
Attention:
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the “Important safety information”
in the Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide that came with your computer. To obtain a copy of the Safety, Warranty, and
Setup Guide, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
This section provides instructions on how to install or replace a PCI card. Your computer has one standard
PCI card slot, two PCI Express x1 card slots, and one PCI Express x16 graphics card slot.
To install or replace a PCI card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer. Then, disconnect
all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 126.
3. Depending on whether you are installing or replacing a PCI card, do one of the following:
• If you are installing a PCI card, remove the screw that secures the appropriate metal slot cover.
Then, remove the metal slot cover.
• If you are replacing an old PCI card, remove the screw that secures the old PCI card. Then, grasp the
old card that is currently installed, and gently pull it out of the slot.
Figure 96. Removing a PCI card
Notes:
a. The card ts tightly into the card slot. If necessary, alternate moving each side of the card a small
amount until it is removed from the card slot.
b. If the card is held in place by a retaining latch, press the card retaining latch 1 as shown to
disengage the latch. Grasp the card and gently pull it out of the slot.
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