Figure 4-28 Installing the PCI Express card
Front PCI card guide and fan removal (optional)
NOTE The fan is only used for special configurations, but the card guide is used with all full-
length add-in cards.
1. Disconnect power from the system (Predisassembly procedures on page 57), remove the side
access panel (
Side access panel on page 63), and remove the front bezel (Front Bezel
on page 64).
2. Disconnect the fan wire 1 from the connector on the system board.
3. Release the two card guide latches 2 (only one illustrated). Pivot the card guide toward the system
board 3, and lift it out of the chassis 4.
Figure 4-29 Removing the front fan
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