Service Manual

Replacing a PCI/PCI Express Card 33

CAUTION: Ensure that you release the securing tab to seat the card. If the card is

not installed correctly, you may damage the system board.

Gently pull the securing tab (if present) and place the card in the

connector. Press down firmly and ensure that the card is fully seated in the

slot.

CAUTION: Do not route card cables over or behind the cards. Cables routed over

the cards can prevent the computer cover from closing properly or cause damage

to the equipment.

CAUTION: An incorrectly attached graphics power cable may result in degraded

graphics performance.

Screw in the card retention screw(s) on the top of the card retainer at the

appropriate card slot.

Repeat for additional graphics cards.

Connect the PCIe supplementary power connectors from the system

power supply to each of the graphics cards. See the documentation for the

card for information about the card’s cable connections.

Install the NVIDIA SLI connector across the two outer graphics cards.

Each SLI-ready graphics card has an SLI connector tab on its upper side.

Press firmly on each connector so that it completely covers the connector

tab.

1 PCIe x16 card 2 securing tab

3 PCIe x16 card slot