Installing a PCIe card
1. Disconnect power from the workstation (see Predisassembly procedures on page 73).
2. Remove the side access panel (see
Removing the side access panel on page 75).
NOTE: An expansion card support is built into the side access panel. When the panel is removed,
the card support is removed, allowing access to the expansion cards.
3. Select the desired expansion card slot for the PCIe card. (See Choosing an expansion card slot
on page 132 for help in selecting a slot.)
4. Push the expansion card retention clamp levers down on the outside of the chassis to release the
retention clamp as shown in the following figure
.
Figure 5-77 Removing the slot cover
5. Remove the PCI slot cover by pulling it up, out of the chassis
2
.
TIP: Grasp the slot cover between two fingers—one from the inside of the chassis, and one from
the outside.
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