b.
If you are removing a 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. Pull the expansion card straight
up from the socket (1) then away from the inside of the chassis to release it from the chassis
frame (2). Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components.
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. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket then
away from the inside of the chassis to release it from the chassis frame. Be sure not to scrape
the card against the other components.
7.
Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
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