2. Open the PCI card retention clamp. Press the retention clamp levers down to unsnap, and then
rotate them up (1).
Figure 4-29 Installing a PCI Express card
3. Remove the PCI slot cover (2).
4. Align the keyed components of the PCI card with the slot , and then firmly seat the card in the slot
(3).
5. Close the PCI card retention clamp by rotating the clamp downward and pressing the two green
clamp levers from the rear panel of the chassis (4).
PCI card
This section describes removing and installing PCI cards.
Removing a PCI card
To remove a PCI card:
1. Disconnect power from the system (
Predisassembly procedures on page 58), remove the side
access panel (
Removing the side access panel on page 64), and then remove the PCI card support
bracket, if installed (
PCI card support bracket on page 80).
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