Hardware Reference Guide - dc7600 USDT

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Hardware Upgrades
7. Remove the expansion card:
a. If the latch is not open, squeeze the sides of the latch together
to release it 1.
b. Open the latch 2.
c. Hold the card at each end, and carefully rock it back and forth
until the connectors pull free from the socket.
d. Pull the expansion card straight up from the socket 3. Be
sure not to scrape the card against the expansion card
assembly.
Removing an Expansion Card
8. Store the card in anti-static packaging.
9. If you are not installing a new expansion card, install an
expansion slot cover to close the open slot or install the expansion
card assembly without riser that shipped with the computer.
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CAUTION: To insure proper cooling of internal components during
operation after removing an expansion card, you must replace it with a
new card, cover the open slot (for example, with a metal slot cover), or
replace the expansion card assembly with the expansion card assembly
without riser that shipped with the computer.