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Chapter 4
PCI Card Support
For added protection, some cards have PCI holders installed to prevent movement during shipping.
REMOVING CARD SUPPORT
1 Disconnect power from the system (page 68), remove the access panel (page 74), and lay the
workstation on its side with the system board facing up.
2 For short or tall PCI cards, press down on the holder arm 1 while lifting up on the other side of the
arm 2.
INSTALLING CARD SUPPORT
1 Disconnect power from the system (page 68), remove the access panel (page 74), and lay the
workstation on its side with the system board facing up.
2 Attach the card support arm on different sides of the chassis slots depending on if supporting a short
or tall card. Use the following images as a guide and also the imprint on the card support arm.
For short cards, attach the lip of the support arm over the chassis slot 1 and pull the lower part of
the arm over the PCI retainer 2.
For tall cards, attach the lip of the support arm under the chassis slot 1 and pull the lower part of
the arm over the PCI retainer 2.
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