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b. If you are removing a standard PCI card 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. Lift the
card straight up to remove it. Be sure not to scrape the card against other components.
Figure 6-10 Removing a Standard PCI 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. Lift the card straight up to remove it. Be sure not to
scrape the card against other components.
Figure 6-11 Removing a PCI Express x16 Expansion Card
6. Store the removed card in anti-static packaging.
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