Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 - Installing or Replacing a PCI Card

5.Tolowerthedrivebayassembly,pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebay
assemblydownwardasshown.
Figure13.Loweringthedrivebayassembly
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.YourcomputerhastwoPCI
Expressx1cardslotsandonePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot.
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage30.
3.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingaPCIcard,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removethescrewthatsecurestheappropriatemetalslotcover.
Then,removethemetalslotcover.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware33