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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage85.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.LocateanappropriatePCIcardslotonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage
42
toidentifythedifferenttypesofPCIcardslotsinyourserver.
5.RemovethePCIcardslotbracketbyremovingthescrewthatsecuresthemetalbracketandthenlifting
thebracketoutofthechassis.StorethePCIcardslotbracketintheeventthatyoulaterremovethePCI
cardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.
Note:Carefullyplacetheremovedscrewaside.YouwillneedthescrewlatertosecurethePCIcardin
place.
Figure40.RemovingaPCIcardslotbracket
6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewPCIcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewPCIcardoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandlethePCIcardbyitsedges.
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